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# Christ did not send me to baptize

This means that baptism was not the primary goal of Paul's ministry.

# not with clever speech, in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power

The phrase "in order ... would not" can be stated in positive form, and "be emptied" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "not with clever speech, because clever speech would empty the cross of its power" or "not with clever speech, because this would cause the cross of Christ to lose its power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power

Paul speaks of God's power to save people who trust in Christ as if the cross on which Christ died had power. The cross being emptied of its power represents people not recognizing God's power to save them through Christ's death. If Paul were to use clever speech, people might pay more attention to his clever speech than to Christ's death. Alternate translation: "in order that people might recognize God's power to save them through Jesus's death on the cross" or "because clever speech would distract people from God's power as shown in the cross" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Christ did not send me to baptize`
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added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This means that baptism was not the primary goal of Paul's ministry.`
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tN issue 1821 2018-07-10 18:19:26 +00:00			`# not with clever speech, in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power`

			`The phrase "in order ... would not" can be stated in positive form, and "be emptied" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "not with clever speech, because clever speech would empty the cross of its power" or "not with clever speech, because this would cause the cross of Christ to lose its power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
tN issue 1917 2018-07-10 16:02:31 +00:00			`# in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Conform proper names ending in -s to Chicago Manual 16. 2019-02-04 21:05:42 +00:00			Paul speaks of God's power to save people who trust in Christ as if the cross on which Christ died had power. The cross being emptied of its power represents people not recognizing God's power to save them through Christ's death. If Paul were to use clever speech, people might pay more attention to his clever speech than to Christ's death. Alternate translation: "in order that people might recognize God's power to save them through Jesus's death on the cross" or "because clever speech would distract people from God's power as shown in the cross" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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