2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# as of first importance
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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Possible meanings are 1) as the most important of many things or 2) as the first in time .
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# for our sins
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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"to pay for our sins" or "so that God could forgive our sins"
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# according to the scriptures
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Paul is referring to the writings of the Old Testament.
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