779 B
779 B
qualify, qualified
Definition
The term "qualify" refers to earning the right to receive certain benefits or to be recognized as having certain skills.
- A person who is "qualified" for a particular job has the necessary skills and training to do that job.
- In his letter to the Colossian church, the apostle Paul wrote that God the Father has made believers qualified to participate in his kingdom of light.
- The believer cannot earn the right to be part of God's kingdom. He is only qualified because God has redeemed him with the blood of Christ.
Translation Suggestions
- Depending on the context, "qualified" could be translated as, "equipped" or "skilled" or "enabled."
- To qualify someone could be translated as to "equip" or to "enable" or to "empower."