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## in meekness ##
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"meekly" or "gently"
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## educating ##
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"instructing" or "teaching" or "correcting"
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## give them repentance ##
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"help them to turn from their sin"
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## for the knowledge of the truth ##
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"so that they will know the truth"
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## they may regain their senses ##
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"they may no longer think wrong thoughts" or "they may start listening to God again"
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## the trap of the devil ##
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is a metaphor for people who think they are following God when they are really following the devil. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## having been captured by him for his will ##
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"the devil has captured them and now makes them do whatever he wants them to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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