See in Reader
775 B
775 B
I know your sufferings and your poverty
"Sufferings" and "poverty" can be translated as verbs. AT: "I know how you have suffered and how poor you are" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
I know the slander of those who say they are Jews
"Slander" can be translated as a verb. AT: "I know how people have slandered you—those who say they are Jews" or "I know how people have said terrible things about you—those who say they are Jews" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
but they are not
"but they are not real Jews"
a synagogue of Satan
People who gather to obey or honor Satan are spoken of as if they were a synagogue, a place of worship and teaching for the Jews. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)