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# If you place these things before the brothers
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Paul speaks of his instructions as if they were objects that could be physically presented to the believers. Here, to place before means to instruct or to remind. Alternate translation: "If you help the believers remember these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# these things
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This refers to the teaching that started in [1 Timothy 3:16](../03/16.md).
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# the brothers
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This refers to all believers whether male or female. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-gendernotations]])
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# you are being nourished by the words of faith and by the good teaching that you have followed
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Paul speaks of God's word and its teaching as if it could physically feed Timothy and make him strong. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the words of faith and the good teaching that you have followed are causing you to trust more strongly in Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# words of faith
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"words that cause people to believe"
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