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# Keep yourselves in God's love
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Remaining able to receive God's love is spoken of as if one were keeping oneself in a certain place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# wait for
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"eagerly look forward to"
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# the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings you eternal life
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Here "mercy" stands for Jesus Christ himself, who will show his mercy to the believers by making them live forever with him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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