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# This plan was made known through the church
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God made this plan known by means of the church" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# rulers and authorities
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These words share similar meanings. Paul uses them together to emphasize that every spiritual being will know God's wisdom. See how you translated similar words in [Ephesians 1:21](../01/21.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# in the heavenly places
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"in the supernatural world." The word "heavenly" refers to the place where God is. See how this is translated in [Ephesians 1:3](../01/03.md).
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# the many-sided nature of the wisdom of God
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God's great and complex wisdom is spoken of as if it were an object with many sides. Alternate translation: "the great and complex wisdom of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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