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690 B
Markdown
21 lines
690 B
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# For they themselves ... They tell ... They report
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Paul is referring to the churches that already existed in the surrounding regions, who have heard about the Thessalonian believers.
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# his Son
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This is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# whom he raised
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"whom God caused to live again"
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# from the dead
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"so that he was no longer dead." This expression describes all dead people together in the underworld. To come back from among them speaks of becoming alive again.
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# who frees us
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Here Paul includes the Thessalonian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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