From 01853b846249e66a4ae3443715ea34145cfb7473 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:43:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'eph/02/12.md' --- eph/02/12.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/eph/02/12.md b/eph/02/12.md index 8e367f4ab8..d6a77624f5 100644 --- a/eph/02/12.md +++ b/eph/02/12.md @@ -1,12 +1,11 @@ # separated from Christ -"unbelievers" +"not knowing Christ" or "not belonging to Christ # strangers to the covenants of the promise -Paul speaks to the Gentile believers as if they had been foreigners, kept out of the land of God's covenant and promise. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) +Paul speaks to the Gentile believers as if they had been foreigners, kept out of the land of God's covenant and promise. Alternate translation: "not belonging to those with whom God made the covenants of the promise" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # having no hope -They had no reason to confidently expect anything good to happen. - +They had no reason to confidently expect anything good to happen. Specifically, they had no hope that God would save them and give them eternal life with him. Alternate translation: "not hoping in God" or "not confidently waiting for eteranl life with God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) \ No newline at end of file