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# You made your souls pure
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Here the word "soul" refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: "You made yourselves pure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# pure
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Here the idea of cleanliness refers to being acceptable to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# by obedience to the truth
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You can translate this using a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: "by obeying the truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# brotherly love
This refers to love between fellow believers.
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# love one another earnestly from a pure heart
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Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's thoughts or emotions. To love someone "from a pure heart" means to love some one completely with total commitment. Alternate translation: "love one another earnestly and completely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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