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# General Information:
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When Paul uses "we" here, he is referring to himself and Timothy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# we prove ourselves by all our actions, that we are God's servants
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"We prove that we are God's servants by all that we do"
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# We are his servants in much endurance ... in sleepless nights, in hunger
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Paul mentions various difficult situations in which they proved that they are God's servants.
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# in purity ... in genuine love
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Paul lists several moral virtues that they maintained in difficult situations that proved that they are God's servants.
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# We are his servants in the word of truth, in the power of God
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Their dedication to preach the gospel in the power of God proves that they are God's servants.
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# in the word of truth
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"in preaching God's true word"
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# We have the armor of righteousness for the right hand and for the left
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Paul speaks of their righteousness as if it is weapons that they use to fight spiritual battles. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the armor of righteousness
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"righteousness as our armor" or "righteousness as our weapons"
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# for the right hand and for the left
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Possible meanings are 1) that there is a weapon in one hand and a shield in the other or 2) that they are completely equipped for battle, able to fend off attacks from any direction.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/endure]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/purify]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/patient]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]] |