cor_2020_cua_clt_jas_book/.apps/translationCore/index/translationNotes/jas/figs-explicit.json

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      "occurrenceNote": "James is referring back to his statement in [1:13](rc://en/ult/book/jas/01/13) that God never desires to do evil and that God never leads anyone to do evil. Instead, as James will say in the next two verses, God gives only good things to people. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this connection more explicit. Alternate translation: “Do not deceive yourselves, God is not evil, God is good” or “Make no mistake about this, God is not evil, God is good” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James is referring implicitly to the message about Jesus. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “when we believed the true message about Jesus” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James is assuming that his readers will know that he is using the traditional Israelite offering known as **firstfruits** as a simile. The law of Moses required the Israelites to offer to God some of the first crops they harvested each year. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state specifically that this is the name of an offering. Alternate translation: “something like an offering of firstfruits from among his creatures” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "**For** introduces a reason, as would be expected, but it is a reason for something that must be inferred from the context. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what James is giving the reason for. Alternate translation: “This did not really benefit him, because” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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          "word": "εὐθέως",
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what this **law** gives people the **freedom** to do. Alternate translation: “the law that sets people free to obey God” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know that orphans and widows are in practical and financial **distress** because their fathers or husbands have died and so are no longer providing for them. In this culture, women and children were dependent on male relatives for support. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly what kind of **distress** James wants his readers to help relieve. Alternate translation: “to help poor orphans and widows with their practical needs” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "The implications are that the poor person is being told to stand or sit in a humbler and less honorable place. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly, as UST does. (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "quoteString": "ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν",
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      "occurrenceNote": "Your language may require you to specify the object of **faith**. Alternate translation: “to have strong faith in Jesus” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly why rich people were taking poor people to court. Alternate translation: “force you to go to court so that they can exploit you through lawsuits” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "Your language may require you to specify the object of **favor**. Alternate translation: “you favor the rich” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly why James says that this is true. Alternate translation: “guilty of breaking the entire law, because God gave the entire law to show people how he wanted them to live, and if you break one part of it, you are not living in that way” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James is referring implicitly to God, who spoke the commandments quoted in this verse when he gave the law to Moses. Alternate translation: “God who said” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "verse": 11
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what the **law** gives people the **freedom** to do. Alternate translation: “the law that sets people free to obey God” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "chapter": 2,
        "verse": 12
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      "occurrenceNote": "In context, James is clearly asking not about **faith** in general, but about faith that is not demonstrated in **works**. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “That kind of faith is not able to save him, is it” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly why the demons **tremble** at the thought of God. Alternate translation: “The demons also believe in one God, and they tremble, knowing that God is going to punish them” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know that he is referring to a story recorded in the book of Genesis. In that story, God tells Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, but God does not really want Abraham to do that. Rather, God wants Abraham to demonstrate his faith and obedience by showing that he is willing to do it. God ultimately stops Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. You could indicate this explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers, particularly if they would not know the story and if they would think that Abraham actually did offer his son as a sacrifice. Alternate translation, as a statement: “Abraham our father was justified by works when he demonstrated that he was willing to obey God even if that meant offering his son Isaac as a sacrifice, although God did not actually want him to do that and God stopped him from doing it” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "This is a quotation from [Genesis 15:6](rc://en/ult/book/gen/15/06). James assumes that his readers will know that it refers to how Abraham responded to God’s promise that even though he and his wife were old and had no children, he would have as many descendants as the stars in the sky. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could give an explicit indication of this. Alternate translation: “Abraham believed God’s promise that he would have many descendants, and so God considered Abraham to be in a right relationship with him” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know that in [Isaiah 41:8](rc://en/ult/book/isa/41/08), God refers to the Israelites as “the offspring of Abraham my friend” and that in [2 Chronicles 20:7](rc://en/ult/book/2ch/20/07), in a prayer to God, King Jehoshaphat refers to the Israelites as “the descendants of Abraham your friend.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could give an explicit indication of this. Alternate translation: “he was called a friend of God in later scriptures” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "See the discussion in Part 2 of the General Introduction to James about how a person is justified before God. James is not saying that we need to add works to our faith in order to be justified. Rather, James is speaking of works that are an expression and proof of the saving faith that a person already has. You could indicate this explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers, particularly if they might misunderstand and think that James is saying that we have to add works to our faith in order for God to consider us righteous. Alternate translation: “by what he does as an expression of what he believes, and not just by what he believes” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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          "word": "ἐξ",
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          "word": "…"
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what **similarly** means in this context. Alternate translation: “in the same way as Abraham,” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 2,
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know that he is referring to the episode recorded in the book of Joshua in which Joshua sent two spies to explore the land of Canaan. Rahab provided safety and shelter for these spies in her home, and she then sent them away safely by a route that their pursuers would not have expected them to take. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could give an explicit indication of this. Alternate translation: “when she provided shelter and safety in her home for the spies whom Joshua sent to explore the land of Canaan and when she sent these spies safely away by a route that their pursuers would not have expected them to take” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "By **greater judgment**, James means that God will judge people who teach his word more strictly than he will judge other people. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly why that is true. Alternate translation: “God will judge us who teach his word more strictly than he will judge other people, because our teaching greatly influences what other people believe and how they live” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        {
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      "quoteString": "μεῖζον κρίμα λημψόμεθα",
      "glQuote": "we will receive greater judgment",
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      "occurrenceNote": "The implication is that James is offering his readers a further analogy. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Consider as a further example” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "verse": 5
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      "quoteString": "ἰδοὺ",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James means implicitly that God created people in his own **likeness**. Alternate translation: “whom God made according to his own likeness” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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          "word": "τοὺς",
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      "quoteString": "τοὺς καθ’ ὁμοίωσιν Θεοῦ γεγονότας",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James concludes his teaching about speech with this final example. It may be helpful after this example to restate the implications of all the examples that James has given in this verse and in the previous verse, as UST does. (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "chapter": 3,
        "verse": 12
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          "word": "οὔτε",
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          "word": "ἁλυκὸν",
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        {
          "word": "γλυκὺ",
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      "occurrenceNote": "Since James says in the previous verse that someone who is truly wise will be humble, he could be saying here that if someone claims to be wise but is jealous and ambitious, he is showing that he is actually not wise. Alternate translation: “then do not boast that you are wise, because that would not be true” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
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        "verse": 14
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          "word": "μὴ",
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        {
          "word": "καὶ",
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        {
          "word": "ψεύδεσθε",
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        {
          "word": "κατὰ",
          "occurrence": 1
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        {
          "word": "τῆς",
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        {
          "word": "ἀληθείας",
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      "quoteString": "μὴ κατακαυχᾶσθε καὶ ψεύδεσθε κατὰ τῆς ἀληθείας",
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express more fully what this means. Alternate translation: “You do not get what you want because you do not ask God for it” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
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        "verse": 2
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          "word": "οὐκ",
          "occurrence": 2
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          "word": "ἔχετε",
          "occurrence": 2
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      "occurrenceNote": "In light of what he says in the previous two verses, James is drawing a contrast between what God might be expected to do and what God actually does. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the contrast more explicitly. Alternate translation: “But even though God is jealous if we are friends with the world, he does not reject us. Instead, he gives us even more grace to be friends with him” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what James is telling his readers to be sorry for. Alternate translation: “Be extremely sorry for not obeying God” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 4,
        "verse": 9
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          "occurrence": 2
        },
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          "word": "καὶ",
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          "word": "κλαύσατε",
          "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrence": 1
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    "verseEdits": true,
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly why James is telling his readers to show such sorrow. Alternate translation: “Stop being so carefree and show genuine sorrow for your sin” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 4,
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      "quote": [
        {
          "word": "ὁ",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "γέλως",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "ὑμῶν",
          "occurrence": 1
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        {
          "word": "εἰς",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "πένθος",
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          "word": "μετατραπήτω",
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          "word": ",",
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          "word": "καὶ",
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          "word": "ἡ",
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          "word": "χαρὰ",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "εἰς",
          "occurrence": 2
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          "word": "κατήφειαν",
          "occurrence": 1
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    "verseEdits": true,
    "nothingToSelect": false,
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      "occurrenceNote": "By **the law**, James means the same thing that he calls the “royal law” in [2:8](rc://en/ult/book/jas/02/08) and the “law of freedom” in [1:25](rc://en/ult/book/jas/01/25) and [2:12](rc://en/ult/book/jas/02/12). That is, he means the commandment “you will love your neighbor as yourself.” James is teaching his readers that by saying or assuming that their fellow believers were doing wrong things, they were not following this commandment and they were treating the commandment as if it were not important to follow. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. See how you translated the term “neighbor” in [2:8](rc://en/ult/book/jas/02/08). Alternate translation: “contradicts the law that says to love other people as oneself and judges that law to be unimportant” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 4,
        "verse": 11
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      "groupId": "figs-explicit",
      "quote": [
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          "word": "καταλαλεῖ",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "νόμου",
          "occurrence": 1
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        {
          "word": "καὶ",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "κρίνει",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "νόμον",
          "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state more explicitly what this means. See how you translated the similar phrase at the end of the previous sentence. Alternate translation: “instead of loving other people, you are saying that it is not important to love them” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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          "word": "οὐκ",
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          "word": "εἶ",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "ποιητὴς",
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          "word": "κριτής",
          "occurrence": 1
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      ],
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      "occurrenceNote": "James is most likely addressing believers who are rich, or at least rich people who were attending assemblies of believers, rather than unbelievers who are rich or rich people in general. (This letter was meant to be read aloud in those assemblies, and James notes in [1:10](rc://en/ult/book/jas/01/10) that some of the believers were rich.) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “you believers who are rich” or “you rich people who say you want to follow Jesus” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 1
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          "word": "οἱ",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "πλούσιοι",
          "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrenceNote": "Depending on the meaning of the statement “you have stored up in the last days” in the next verse (see the note to that statement), James may be saying figuratively that the wealth and expensive clothing of the rich have become worthless. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly, as UST does. (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
      "reference": {
        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 2
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      "quote": [
        {
          "word": "ὁ",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "πλοῦτος",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "ὑμῶν",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "σέσηπεν",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": ",",
          "occurrence": 1
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        {
          "word": "καὶ",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "τὰ",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "ἱμάτια",
          "occurrence": 1
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        {
          "word": "ὑμῶν",
          "occurrence": 2
        },
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          "word": "σητόβρωτα",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "γέγονεν",
          "occurrence": 1
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      ],
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      "occurrenceNote": "Depending on the meaning of the statement “you have stored up in the last days” (see the first note to that statement below), James may be saying figuratively that the gold and silver of the rich have become worthless. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly, as UST does. (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 3
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          "word": "ὁ",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
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          "word": "χρυσὸς",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "ὑμῶν",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "καὶ",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "ὁ",
          "occurrence": 2
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          "word": "ἄργυρος",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "κατίωται",
          "occurrence": 1
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    "selections": false,
    "verseEdits": true,
    "nothingToSelect": false,
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what wrong thing these rich people have done, as evidenced by this **rust**. Alternate translation: “the rust of your gold and silver will show that you have done the wrong thing by devoting yourselves to accumulating wealth rather than to helping other people” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
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        "verse": 3
      },
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        {
          "word": "ὁ",
          "occurrence": 3
        },
        {
          "word": "ἰὸς",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "αὐτῶν",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "εἰς",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "μαρτύριον",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "ὑμῖν",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
        {
          "word": "ἔσται",
          "occurrence": 1
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      ],
      "quoteString": "ὁ ἰὸς αὐτῶν εἰς μαρτύριον ὑμῖν ἔσται",
      "glQuote": "their rust will be for a testimony against you",
      "occurrence": 1
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    "nothingToSelect": false,
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what these rich people have **stored up** and why it was wrong for them to do that. This could mean: (1) they have accumulated riches in the **last days**, that is, in the time just before Jesus returns. That would be wrong because once Jesus returns, earthly riches will no longer have any value. Instead of trying to get more and more wealth, these people should have been helping others with what they had. Alternate translation: “Instead of helping others, you have wrongly stored up wealth at a time when earthly riches are about to lose all of their value” (2) by their wrongdoing, such as he describes in [5:4-6](rc://en/ult/book/jas/05/04), these rich people have **stored up** punishment for themselves. Alternate translation: “God is just about to punish wrongdoers, and you have given God many reasons to punish you” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
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        "verse": 3
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          "word": "ἐθησαυρίσατε",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "ἐν",
          "occurrence": 1
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          "word": "ἐσχάταις",
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          "word": "ἡμέραις",
          "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know that he is speaking of God by a name by which he is often known in the Old Testament. The Hebrew term **Sabaoth** means “military forces.” Alternate translation: “God, the Lord of the Heavenly Armies” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 4
      },
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      "quote": [
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      "occurrenceNote": "This could mean: (1) the innocent people are not able to resist what the rich people are doing. Alternate translation: “He is not able to resist you” (2) the innocent people wanted a peaceful resolution and were not fighting back. Alternate translation: “You have done this even though the innocent person wanted a peaceful resolution” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "verse": 6
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          "word": "οὐκ",
          "occurrence": 1
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        {
          "word": "ἀντιτάσσεται",
          "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrenceNote": "In light of everything that James says in [5:1-6](rc://en/ult/book/jas/05/01), the implications are that even though these innocent people are not able to defend themselves, God will defend them by judging and punishing these rich people. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly, as UST does. (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 6
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, particularly if they would not be familiar with rainfed agriculture, you could state why these farmers needed to wait for rain to fall on their crops. UST models one way to do this. (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "chapter": 5,
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          "occurrence": 1
        },
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          "word": "καὶ",
          "occurrence": 1
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      "glQuote": "the early and the late",
      "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know the story of Job from the Scriptures. If your readers might not be familiar with his story, you could describe it in more detail. Alternate translation: “You know from the Scriptures how a man named Job who lived long ago patiently endured great suffering” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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          "word": "τὴν",
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        },
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          "word": "ὑπομονὴν",
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          "word": "Ἰὼβ",
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      "quoteString": "τὴν ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ ἠκούσατε",
      "glQuote": "You have heard of the endurance of Job",
      "occurrence": 1
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      "occurrenceNote": "If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state more explicitly what this means. Alternate translation: “so that God will not have to judge and punish you for breaking your oath” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "bookId": "jas",
        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 12
      },
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        {
          "word": "ἵνα",
          "occurrence": 1
        },
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          "word": "μὴ",
          "occurrence": 2
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      "quoteString": "ἵνα μὴ ὑπὸ κρίσιν πέσητε",
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      "occurrenceNote": "James assumes that his readers will know from the Scriptures about this episode in Elijah’s life. If your readers might not be familiar with it, you could describe it in more detail. Alternate translation: “You know from the Scriptures how a prophet named Elijah who lived long ago” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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        "chapter": 5,
        "verse": 17
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      "quote": "Ἠλείας",
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      "glQuote": "Elijah",
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      "occurrenceNote": "This expression means that Elijah had the same feelings as any other human being. In context, James is indicating specifically that he too had the kind of feelings that make it difficult for people to pray. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “who had the same doubts and fears that we all do” (See: [Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit))",
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          "word": "ὁμοιοπαθὴς",
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          "word": "ἡμῖν",
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      "quoteString": "ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν",
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