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18 lines
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## translationWords
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* [[en:tw:elect]]
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* [[en:tw:god]]
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* [[en:tw:grace]]
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* [[en:tw:israel]]
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* [[en:tw:spirit]]
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* [[en:tw:works]]
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* [[en:tw:written]]
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## translationNotes
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* **But if it is by grace** - Paul is continuing to explain how God's mercy works. "But since God's mercy works by grace."
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* **What then?** - "What should we conclude?" Alternative translation: "This is what we need to remember." (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion]])
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* **God gave them a spirit of dullness, eyes so that they should not see, and ears so that they should not hear** - This is a metaphor about the fact that they are spiritually dull. They are not able to see or hear spiritual truth.
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* **eyes so that they should not see** - The concept of seeing with one's eyes was considered to be equivalent to gaining understanding.
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* **ears so that they should not hear** - The concept of hearing with the ears was considered to be equivalent to obedience.
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