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# I might be grieved by many of those who have sinned before now and who did not repent ... that they practiced
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "I will grieve because many of you have sinned before now and have not repented ... that you have practiced" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# did not repent of the impurity and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence
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Possible meanings are 1) Paul is saying almost the same thing three times for emphasis. Alternate translation: "did not stop commiting the sexual sins that they practiced" or 2) Paul is speaking of three different sins. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# of the impurity
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The abstract noun impurity can be translated as "things that do not please God." Alternate translation: "of secretly thinking about and desiring things that do not please God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# of the ... sexual immorality
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The abstract noun "immorality" can be translated as "immoral deeds." Alternate translation: "of doing sexually immoral deeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# of the ... lustful indulgence
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The abstract noun "indulgence" can be translated using a verb phrase. Alternate translation: "of ... doing things that satisfy immoral sexual desire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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