diff --git a/1th/01/09.md b/1th/01/09.md index a4e01c67b6..2de6804c9e 100644 --- a/1th/01/09.md +++ b/1th/01/09.md @@ -2,15 +2,10 @@ Paul is referring to the churches that already existed in the surrounding regions, who have heard about the Thessalonian believers. -# they themselves - -Here "themselves" is used to emphasize those people who had heard about the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rpronouns]]) - # what kind of reception we had among you -The abstract noun "reception" can be expressed as the verb "receive" or "welcome." Alternate translation: "how warmly you received us" or "how warmly you welcomed us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +"how warmly you received us" or "how warmly you welcomed us" # you turned to God from the idols to serve the living and true God -Here "turned to ... from" is a metaphor that means to start being loyal to one person and stop being loyal to someone else. Alternate translation: "you stopped worshiping idols and started serving the living and true God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - +"you stopped worshiping idols and started serving the living and true God" \ No newline at end of file