From 33ef16a4463f343fa794e130d72b99cdafc9bf51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Hutchins Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:39:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tN issue 1811 --- 1th/05/08.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/1th/05/08.md b/1th/05/08.md index 7f9e820fed..69a9bc9512 100644 --- a/1th/05/08.md +++ b/1th/05/08.md @@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ As a soldier would put on a breastplate to protect his body, a believer who live # the hope of salvation for our helmet -As a helmet protects a soldier's head, assurance of salvation protects the believer. Alternate translation: "protect ourselves by being certain that Christ will save us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) +Here "hope of salvation" means a certainty that Jesus will save his people. Here "helmet" is a metaphor. As a helmet protects a soldier's head, assurance of salvation protects the believer. Alternate translation: "protect ourselves by being certain that Christ will save us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])