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# Christ did not send me to baptize

This means that baptism was not the primary goal of Paul's ministry.

# in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power

Paul speaks of the cross as a container, and he speaks of power as a physical thing that Jesus can put in that container. The phrase "would not" can be stated in positive form, and "be emptied" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "because this would result in the power of the cross of Christ becoming useless" or "because this would cause the cross of Christ to lose its power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This means that baptism was not the primary goal of Paul's ministry.`
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tN issue 1917 2018-07-10 16:02:31 +00:00			`# in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
tN issue 1917 2018-07-10 16:02:31 +00:00			`Paul speaks of the cross as a container, and he speaks of power as a physical thing that Jesus can put in that container. The phrase "would not" can be stated in positive form, and "be emptied" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "because this would result in the power of the cross of Christ becoming useless" or "because this would cause the cross of Christ to lose its power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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