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# I do not want you to be uninformed
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Paul is emphasizing that he wanted them to have this information. You can translate this double negative in a positive form. Alternate translation: "I want you to know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# brothers
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Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.
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# I was hindered until now
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You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "something has always prevented me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in order to have a harvest among you
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The word "harvest" is a metaphor that represents people in Rome whom Paul wants to believe the gospel. Alternate translation: "that more people among you might trust in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the rest of the Gentiles
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the Gentiles in the other regions where he had gone
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