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# who sell the word of God
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"Word" here is a metonym for "message." Alternate translation: "who sell God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# purity of motives
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"pure motives"
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# we speak in Christ
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"we speak as people who are joined to Christ" or "we speak with the authority of Christ"
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# as we are sent from God
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "as people whom God has sent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# in the sight of God
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This represents the presence of God. Paul and his coworkers preach the gospel with the awareness that God is watching them. Alternate translation: "speaking in the presence of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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