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# General Information:
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Paul gives the believers some final instructions about working and not being idle.
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# Now
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Paul uses this word to mark a change in topic.
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# brothers
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Here "brothers" means fellow Christians, including both men and women. AT: "brothers and sisters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
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"by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ"
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# our Lord
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Here "our" refers to all believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# to imitate us
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"to act the way that my fellow workers and I act"
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# We did not live among you as those who had no discipline
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Paul uses a double negative to emphasize the positive. This can be stated as a positive. AT: "We lived among you as those who had much discipline" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# we worked night and day
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"we worked during the night and during the day." Here "night" and "day" are a merism and they mean "all the time." AT: "we worked all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# in difficult labor and hardship
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Paul emphasizes how hard his circumstances were. Difficult labor implies work that requires great effort. Hardship implies they endured pain and suffering. AT: "in very difficult circumstances" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# We did this not because we have no authority. Instead, we did
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Paul uses a double negative to emphasize the positive. This can be stated as a positive. AT: "We certainly have the right to receive food from you, but instead we worked for our food" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]]) |