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# that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened
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Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's mind. The phrase "eyes of your heart" is a metaphor for one's ability to gain understanding. Alternate translation: "that you may gain understanding and be enlightened" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened
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This may be stated in the active tense. Alternate translation: that God may enlighten your heart" or "that God may enlighten your understanding" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# may be enlightened
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"may be made to see"
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# the hope to which he has called you
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Here "the hope" refers to what God wants us to confidently expect. Alternate translation: "what he has called you to confidently expect" or "what he has called you to confidently wait for"
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# to which he has called you
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to which he has invited you
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# the riches of his glorious inheritance among all God's holy people
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What God has promised and will provide is spoken of as though it were property or wealth that one would inherit from a family member. Alternate translation: "the riches of all the glorious things he has promised to give to all God's holy people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# all God's holy people
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"all those whom he has set apart for himself" or "all those who belong completely to him"
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