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Checked verses with ULB

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### Examples from the Bible
>For you yourselves know, brothers, our coming to you was <u>not useless</u>, (1 Thessalonians 2:1 ULB)
>For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was <u>not useless</u>, (1 Thessalonians 2:1 ULB)
By using litotes, Paul emphasized that his visit with them was <u>very</u> useful.
>Now when it became day, there was <u>no small excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter. (Acts 12:18 ULB)
>Now when it became day, there was <u>no small disturbance</u> among the soldiers, over what had happened to Peter. (Acts 12:18 ULB)
By using litotes, Luke emphasized that there was a <u>lot</u> of excitement or anxiety among the soldiers about what happened to Peter. (Peter had been in prison, and even though there were soldiers guarding him, he escaped when an angel let him out. So they were very agitated.)
>And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
>But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
>are <u>not the least</u> among the leaders of Judah,
>for from you will come a ruler
>who will shepherd my people Israel. (Matthew 2:6 ULB)
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1. If the meaning with the negative would not be clear, give the <u>positive</u> meaning in a strong way.
* **For you yourselves know, brothers, our coming to you was <u>not useless</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:1 ULB)
* For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you <u>did much good</u>.
* **Now when it became day, there was <u>no small excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter.** (Acts 12:18 ULB)
* Now when it became day, there was <u>great excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter.
* **For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was <u>not useless</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:1 ULB)
* For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you <u>did much good</u>.
* **Now when it became day, there was <u>no small disturbance</u> among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter.** (Acts 12:18 ULB)
* Now when it became day, there was <u>great excitement</u> among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter.
* Now when it became day, the soldiers were <u>very concerned</u> because of what had happened to Peter.