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# knowing the fear of the Lord

"knowing what it means to fear the Lord"

# we persuade people

Possible meanings are 1) "we persuade people of the truth of the gospel" or 2) "we persuade people that we are legitimate apostles." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# What we are is clearly seen by God

This can be stated in active form. AT: "God clearly sees what kind of people we are" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# that it is also clear to your conscience

"that you are also convinced of it"

# so you may have an answer

"so you may have something to say to"

# those who boast about appearances but not about what is in the heart

Here the word "appearances" refers to outward expressions of things like ability and status. The word "heart" refers to the inward character of a person. AT: "those who boast about outward appearances ... not what a person is like on the inside" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# knowing the fear of the Lord`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"knowing what it means to fear the Lord"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# we persuade people`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) "we persuade people of the truth of the gospel" or 2) "we persuade people that we are legitimate apostles." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What we are is clearly seen by God`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "God clearly sees what kind of people we are" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# that it is also clear to your conscience`

			`"that you are also convinced of it"`

			`# so you may have an answer`

			`"so you may have something to say to"`

			`# those who boast about appearances but not about what is in the heart`

			`Here the word "appearances" refers to outward expressions of things like ability and status. The word "heart" refers to the inward character of a person. AT: "those who boast about outward appearances ... not what a person is like on the inside" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`