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# Why not say ... come"?
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Here Paul raises a question of his own, to show how ridiculous the argument of his imaginary adversary is. Alternate translation: "I might as well be saying ... come!'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# as we are slandered as saying
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"as some lie to others, claiming that this what we are saying"
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# evil ... good
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These Greek words are plural: "evil deeds ... good things"
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# good may come
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You may need to make explicit that the speakers expect to receive good things. Alternate translation: "good things may come to us" or "we may receive good things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# Their condemnation is just
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God will be acting justly when he condemns these enemies of Paul for telling lies about what Paul has been teaching.
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