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 # For what thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over you?
 
-This rhetorical question can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: "We cannot thank God enough for what he has done for you! We greatly rejoice over you when we pray to our God!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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-Paul speaks as if he and his companions were physically in God's presence. He is probably referring to the activity of praying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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+"We cannot thank God enough for what he has done for you! We greatly rejoice over you when we pray to our God" 
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