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# is not against us

"is not opposing us"

# is for us

It can be explained clearly what this means. AT: "is trying to achieve the same goals that we are"

# gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ

Jesus speaks about giving someone a cup of water as an example of how one person may help another. This is a metaphor for helping someone in any way. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# not lose

This negative sentence emphasizes the positive meaning. In some languages, it is more natural to use a positive statement. AT: "definitely receive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reward]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# is not against us`

			`"is not opposing us"`

			`# is for us`

			`It can be explained clearly what this means. AT: "is trying to achieve the same goals that we are"`

			`# gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ`

			`Jesus speaks about giving someone a cup of water as an example of how one person may help another. This is a metaphor for helping someone in any way. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# not lose`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This negative sentence emphasizes the positive meaning. In some languages, it is more natural to use a positive statement. AT: "definitely receive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reward]]`