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# General Information:
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John explains how his vision began and the instructions the Spirit gave him.
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# your ... you
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These refer to the believers in the seven churches. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# I, John—your brother and the one who shares with you in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus—was
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This can be stated as a separate sentence. AT: "I, John, am your brother who who shares with you in God's kingdom and also suffers and patiently endures trials along with you because we belong to Jesus. I was"
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# because of the word of God
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"Word of God" here is a metonym for the message from God. AT: "because I spoke to others about the message of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I was in the Spirit
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John speaks of being influenced by God's Spirit as if he were in the Spirit. AT: "I was influenced by the Spirit" or "The Spirit influenced me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the Lord's day
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the day of worship for believers in Christ
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# loud voice like a trumpet
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The voice was so loud it sounded like a trumpet. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# trumpet
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This refers to an instrument for producing music or for calling people to gather together for an announcement or meeting.
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# Smyrna ... Pergamum ... Thyatira ... Sardis ... Philadelphia ... Laodicea
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These are names of cities in the region of western Asia that today is modern Turkey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/johntheapostle]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/suffer]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdom]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/patient]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/endure]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inchrist]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/trumpet]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephesus]] |