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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul writes that the Corinthian difficulties are minor and do not last long when compared to the unseen eternal things.
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# So we do not become discouraged
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This can be stated as a positive. AT: "So we remain confident" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# outwardly we are wasting away
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This refers to their physical bodies decaying and dying. AT: "our physical bodies are getting weak and dying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# inwardly we are being renewed day by day
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This refers to their inward, spiritual lives getting stronger. AT: "our spiritual beings are being strengthened day by day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# inwardly we are being renewed day by day
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God is renewing our inward being more each day" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# this momentary, light affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory
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Paul speaks of his sufferings and the glory that God will give him as if they were objects that can be weighed. The glory far outweighs the suffering. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# that exceeds all measurement
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The glory that Paul will experience is so heavy that no one can measure it. This can be stated in active form. AT: "that no one can measure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# things that are seen ... things that are unseen
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "things that we can see ... things that we cannot see" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# but for things that are unseen
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You can supply the verb for this phrase. AT "but we are watching for things that are unseen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]] |