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# But I did not want to do anything without your consent
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Paul states a double negative to mean the opposite. AT: "But I wanted to keep him with me only if you approved" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# I did not want your good deed to be from necessity but from good will
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"I did not want you to do this good deed because I commanded you to do it, but because you wanted to do it"
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# but from good will
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"but because you freely chose to do the right thing"
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# Perhaps for this he was separated from you for a time, so that
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Perhaps the reason God took Onesimus away from you for a time was so that" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# for a time
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"during this time"
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# better than a slave
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"more valuable than a slave"
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# a beloved brother
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"a dear brother" or "a precious brother in Christ"
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# much more so to you
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"he means even more to you"
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# in both the flesh
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"both as a man." Paul is referring to Onesimus' being a trustworthy servant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# in the Lord
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"as a brother in the Lord" or "because he belongs to the Lord" |