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# the word of the Lord
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"Word" here is a metonym for "message." AT: "the Lord's teachings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# has rung out
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Here Paul speaks of the Christian witness produced by the Thessalonian believers as if it were a bell that was rung or a musical instrument that was being played. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Achaia
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This is an ancient district in what is now present-day Greece. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# For they themselves ... They tell ... They report
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Paul is referring to the churches that already existed in the surrounding regions, who have heard about the Thessalonian believers.
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# they themselves
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Here "themselves" is used to emphasize those people who had heard about the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# what kind of coming we had among you
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Here "coming" stands for the enthusiastic welcome experienced by Paul and his companions. AT: "how warmly you welcomed us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# They tell how you turned to God
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"Turned to God" here is an idiom for "changed direction toward." AT: "They tell how you changed direction toward God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# his Son
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This is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# whom he raised
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"Raised" here is an idiom for "caused to live again" AT: "whom God caused to live again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# from the dead
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From among all those who have died. This expression describes all dead people together in the underworld. To come back from among them speaks of becoming alive again.
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# who frees us
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Here Paul includes the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/macedonia]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wrath]] |