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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul closes with a prayer of blessing.
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# Now
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Here the word "now" marks the closing section of the letter. If you have a way of doing this in your language, you can use it here.
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# to make you strong
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"to make your faith strong"
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# according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ
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"by the good news that I have preached about Jesus Christ"
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# according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages
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Paul says that God has revealed previously hidden truths to the believers. He speaks of these truths as if they were a secret. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "because God has revealed to us believers the secret that he was keeping for long ages" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# for long ages
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since the beginning of time
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