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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul finishes his instructions on what believers should not do and ends with what they must do.
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# Put away all bitterness, rage, anger
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"Put away" is a metaphor for not continuing to have certain attitudes or behaviors. AT: "You must not allow these things to be part of your life: bitterness, rage, anger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# rage
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intense anger
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# Be kind
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"Instead, be kind"
# tenderhearted
"gentle" or "full of compassion"