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# so that we might be the first
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Again, the word "we" refers to the Jewish believers who first heard the good news, not the believers at Ephesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# the first to hope in Christ
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"the first people to hope in Christ." They confidently expected that Christ would fulfill God's promises. Alternate translation: "the first to trust in Christ"
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# so we would be for the praise of his glory
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"so that we would live to praise him for his glory"
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# so that we might be the first ... so we would be for the praise
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Once again, the pronouns "we" refer to Paul and the other Jewish believers, not to the Ephesian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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