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# General Information:
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Paul and Sosthenes wrote this letter to the Christians who belonged to the church in Corinth.
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# General Information:
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Unless otherwise noted, such words as "you" and "your" refer to Paul's audience and so are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# Paul ... to the church of God at Corinth
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Your language may have a particular way of introducing the author of a letter and the intended audience. AT: "I, Paul, wrote this letter to you in Corinth who believe in God"
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# Sosthenes our brother
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This indicates that both Paul and the Corinthians knew Sosthenes. AT: "Sosthenes the brother you and I know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus
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Here "sanctified" refers to people whom God has reserved to honor him. AT: "to those whom Christ Jesus has set apart for God" or "to those whom God has set apart for himself because they belong to Christ Jesus"
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# who are called to be holy people
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "whom God has called to be holy people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# their Lord and ours
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Jesus is the Lord of Paul and the Corinthians and the same Lord of all the churches. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]]) |