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# who are allowed
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "whom God allows" or "whom God enables" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# For there are eunuchs who were that way from their mother's womb
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You can make explicit the implicit information. AT: "For there are different reasons that men do not marry. For instance, there are men who were born eunuchs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "there are men whom other men have made eunuchs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs
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Possible meanings are 1) "men who have made themselves eunuchs by removing their private parts" or 2) "men who choose to remain unmarried and sexually pure." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# for the sake of the kingdom of heaven
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Here "kingdom of heaven" refers to God's rule as king. This phrase is found only in the book of Matthew. If possible, keep "heaven" in your translation. AT: "so they can better serve our God in heaven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# receive this teaching ... receive it
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"accept this teaching ... accept it" |