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# the peace of God
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"the peace that God gives"
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# which surpasses all understanding
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"which is more than we can understand"
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# will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ
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This presents God's peace as a soldier who protects our hearts and thoughts from worrying. Here "hearts" is a metonym for a person's emotions. Alternate translation: "will be like a soldier and guard your emotions and thoughts in Christ" or "will protect you in Christ and will keep you from worrying about the troubles of this life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# your thoughts
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The word translated "thoughts" can also be translated "minds," referring to the part of the person that thinks.
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