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# the testimony that I receive is not from man
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"I do not need people's testimony"
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# that you might be saved
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You can translate this in an active form. AT: "so God can save you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# John was a lamp that was burning and shining
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Here "lamp" is a metaphor. John displayed God's holiness in the same way a lamp gives light. AT: "John was like a lamp that was burning and shining" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# willing to rejoice in his light
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"Light" here is a metonym for "life" or "influence" or "teaching." AT: "willing to rejoice in his influence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/johnthebaptist]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/receive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lamp]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]] |