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@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "as people whom God ha
 
 # in the sight of God
 
-Paul and his coworkers preach the gospel with the awareness that God is watching them. Alternate translation: "speaking in the presence of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
+This represents the presence of God. Paul and his coworkers preach the gospel with the awareness that God is watching them. Alternate translation: "speaking in the presence of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])