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# he does not carry the sword for no reason

You can translate this in a positive form. Alternate translation: "he carries the sword for a very good reason" or "he has the power to punish people, and he will punish people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])

# carry the sword

Roman governors carried a short sword as a symbol of their authority. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# an avenger for wrath on the one who does evil

Here "wrath" represents the punishment people receive when they do evil deeds. Alternate translation: "a person who punishes, on God's behalf, those who do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# he does not carry the sword for no reason`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`You can translate this in a positive form. Alternate translation: "he carries the sword for a very good reason" or "he has the power to punish people, and he will punish people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])`
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			`# carry the sword`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Roman governors carried a short sword as a symbol of their authority. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
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ULB updates 2018-06-28 14:30:20 +00:00			`# an avenger for wrath on the one who does evil`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "wrath" represents the punishment people receive when they do evil deeds. Alternate translation: "a person who punishes, on God's behalf, those who do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00