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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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# his invisible qualities, namely his eternal power and divine nature, 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: "people have clearly understood God's invisible qualities, namely his eternal power and divine nature" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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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# having been discerned
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "because people have discerned them" or "because people have understood them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# in the things that have been made
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "in the things that God has made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# they are without excuse
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"people do not have an excuse" or "these people can never say that they did not know"
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