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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul encourages the believers at Corinth to be separated from idols and live clean lives for God.
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# spoken the whole truth to you
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"spoken honestly to you"
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# our heart is wide open
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Paul speaks of his great affection for the Corinthians as having a heart that is open. Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's emotions. AT: "we love you very much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own hearts
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Paul speaks of the Corinthians lack of love for him as if their hearts were squeezed into a tight space. Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's emotions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# You are not restrained by us
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "We have not restrained you" or "We have not given you any reason to stop loving us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# you are restrained in your own hearts
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "your own hearts are restraining you" or "you have stopped loving us for your own reasons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in fair exchange
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"as a proper response"
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# I speak as to children
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Paul addresses the Corinthians as his spiritual children. AT: "I speak as if I were your father" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# open yourselves wide also
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Paul urges the Corinthians to love him as he has loved them. AT: "love us back" or "love us much as we have loved you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/corinth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]] |