From 6591a054a3b9a2a4d0144f83fb746a2941a80bb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Hutchins Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 17:57:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Reworded "right hand" note --- eph/01/19.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/eph/01/19.md b/eph/01/19.md index a48e6aefd..17c2e3afc 100644 --- a/eph/01/19.md +++ b/eph/01/19.md @@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ God's power is far beyond all other power. From among all those who have died. This expression describes all dead people together in the underworld. To come back from among them speaks of becoming alive again. # seated him at his right hand - -The authority of a person is described by where they sit. The right side of a person is the place where the person with the most authority sits. To be at the "right hand of God" is an idiom that means that Christ will rule as God, with God’s authority. AT: "to the place of God in order that he reign as king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]). +To sit at the "right hand of God" is a symbolic action of receiving great honor and authority from God. AT: "seated him in the place of honor and authority beside him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]]) # in the heavenly places -"in the supernatural world." The word "heavenly" refers to the place where God is. See how this is translated in [Ephesians 1:3](./03.md). +"in the supernatural world." The word "heavenly" refers to the place where God is. See how you translated this in [Ephesians 1:3](./03.md). # far above all rule and authority and power and dominion