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# If your brother sins
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This is a conditional statement that talks about an event that will probably happen in the future.
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# your brother
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"brother" is here used in the sense of someone with the same belief. AT: "a fellow believer"
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# rebuke him
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"tell him strongly that what he did was wrong" or "correct him"
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# If he sins against you seven times
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This is a hypothetical future situation. It may never happen, but even if it does, Jesus tells people to forgive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
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# seven times in the day, and seven times
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The number seven in the Bible is a symbol for completeness. AT: "many times in a day, and each time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebuke]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive]] |