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# In this way we had affection for you
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"This is how we demonstrated our affection for you"
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# we had affection for you
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"we loved you"
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# We were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives
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Paul speaks of the gospel message and his life and the lives of those with him as if they were a physical object that one could share with others. Alternate translation: "We were pleased not only to tell you the gospel of God but also to spend time with you and to help you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# you had become very dear to us
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"we cared for you deeply"
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