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# But you

Here "you" is singular and refers to Timothy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# man of God

"servant of God" or "person who belongs to God"

# flee from these things

Paul speaks of these temptations and sins as if they were things that a person could physically run away from. Alternate translation: "completely avoid these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# these things

Possible meanings of "these things" are 1) the "love of money" or 2) the different teachings, pride, arguments, and the love of money.

# Pursue righteousness

"Run after righteousness" or "Chase righteousness." Paul speaks of righteousness and other good qualities as if they were things that a person could run after. This metaphor is the opposite of "flee from." It means to try your best to obtain something. Alternate translation: "Seek to gain" or "Do your best to act in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# But you`

			`Here "you" is singular and refers to Timothy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`

			`# man of God`
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			`"servant of God" or "person who belongs to God"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# flee from these things`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Paul speaks of these temptations and sins as if they were things that a person could physically run away from. Alternate translation: "completely avoid these things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# these things`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Possible meanings of "these things" are 1) the "love of money" or 2) the different teachings, pride, arguments, and the love of money.`
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FD issues 2018-08-14 17:35:44 +00:00			`"Run after righteousness" or "Chase righteousness." Paul speaks of righteousness and other good qualities as if they were things that a person could run after. This metaphor is the opposite of "flee from." It means to try your best to obtain something. Alternate translation: "Seek to gain" or "Do your best to act in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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