en_tn/luk/01/78.md

# because of the tender mercy of our God

It might be helpful to state that God's mercy helps people. AT: "because God is compassionate and merciful to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the sunrise from on high ... to shine on

Light is often a metaphor for truth. Here, the spiritual truth the Savior will provide is spoken of as if it is a sunrise that lights up the earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`It might be helpful to state that God's mercy helps people. AT: "because God is compassionate and merciful to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the sunrise from on high ... to shine on`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Light is often a metaphor for truth. Here, the spiritual truth the Savior will provide is spoken of as if it is a sunrise that lights up the earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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