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# For his invisible qualities ... have been clearly seen
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Paul speaks of people understanding God's invisible qualities as if people have seen those qualities. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "For people have clearly understood God's invisible qualities, namely his eternal power and divine nature" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# divine nature
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"all the qualities and characteristics of God" or "the things about God that make him God"
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# world
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This refers to the heavens and the earth, as well as everything in them.
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# in the things that have been made
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "because of the things that God has made" or "because people have seen the things that God has made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they are without excuse
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"these people can never say that they did not know"
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