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27 lines
1012 B
Markdown
# Being convinced of this
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"Since I am sure that it is better for you that I stay alive"
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# I know that I will remain
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"I know that I will continue to live" or "I know that I will keep on living"
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# so that in me
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"so that because of me" or "so that because of what I do"
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# that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel
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The phrases "standing firm in one spirit" and "with one mind striving together" share similar meanings and emphasize the importance of unity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# with one mind striving together
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"striving together with one mind." Agreeing with one another is spoken of as having one mind. AT: "agreeing with one another and striving together" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# striving together
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"working hard together"
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# for the faith of the gospel
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Possible meanings are 1) "to spread the faith that is based on the gospel" or 2) "to believe and live as the gospel teaches us" |