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      "occurrenceNote": "Here, **church** is a collective noun. The phrase **the church** refers to Christians as a whole and includes anyone belonging to the group of people who follow Jesus. What Paul means by saying that he had persecuted **the church** is that he formerly persecuted anyone who was a Christian. Alternate translation: “persecuting Christians” or “persecuting anyone who was a Christian” (See: [Collective Nouns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-collectivenouns))",
      "reference": {
        "bookId": "php",
        "chapter": 3,
        "verse": 6
      },
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          "word": "τὴν",
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        },
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          "word": "ἐκκλησίαν",
          "occurrence": 1
        }
      ],
      "quoteString": "τὴν ἐκκλησίαν",
      "glQuote": "persecuting the church",
      "occurrence": 1
    }
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