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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."