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# receive
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## Definition
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The term "receive" generally means to accept something that is given, offered, or presented.
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* To "receive" can also mean to suffer or experience something, as in "he received punishment for what he did."
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* There is also a special sense in which we can "receive" a person. For example, to "receive" guests or visitors means to welcome them and to treat them with honor in order to build a relationship with them.
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* To "receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" means we welcome the Holy Spirit into our lives, and allow him to work in and through us.
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* To "receive Jesus" means to accept God's offer of salvation through Jesus Christ.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, "receive" can be translated as "accept" or "welcome" or "experience" or "be given."
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* The expression, "you will receive power" could be translated as, "you will be given power" or "God will give you power" or "power will be given to you
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