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## Timothy has proven himself ##

AT: "Timothy has shown that he cares about the things of Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## as a child serves his father, so he served with me ##

Paul compares Timothy's service with him to a child serving his father. Paul is emphasizing the close father-son relationship he has with Timothy in serving Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## in the spread of the gospel ##

AT: "in telling people about the gospel"

## I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon, also ##

AT: "I am sure, if it is the Lord's will, that I will also come soon"
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Timothy has proven himself ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`AT: "Timothy has shown that he cares about the things of Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## as a child serves his father, so he served with me ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Paul compares Timothy's service with him to a child serving his father. Paul is emphasizing the close father-son relationship he has with Timothy in serving Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`## in the spread of the gospel ##`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`AT: "in telling people about the gospel"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`## I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon, also ##`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`AT: "I am sure, if it is the Lord's will, that I will also come soon"`