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15 lines
708 B
Markdown
# A man cannot receive anything unless
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"Nobody has any power unless"
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# it has been given to him from heaven
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Here "heaven" is used as a metonym to refer to God. This can be stated in an active form. AT: "God has given it to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# You yourselves
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This "You" is plural and refers to all the people John is talking to. AT: "You all" or "All of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# I have been sent before him
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This can be stated in an active form. AT: "God sent me to arrive before him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |