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# It is not to condemn you that I say this
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"I do not say this to accuse you of having done wrong." The word "this" refers to what Paul just said about not having wronged anyone.
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# you are in our hearts
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Paul speaks of his and his associates' great love for the Corinthians as if they held them in their hearts. Alternate translation: "you are very dear to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# for us to die together and to live together
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This means that Paul and his associates will continue to love the Corinthians no matter what happens. Alternate translation: "whether we live or whether we die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# for us to die
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"us" includes the Corinthian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
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