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# those who seemed to be important
"the most important leaders among the believers"
# I was not running—or had not run—in vain
Paul uses running as a metaphor for work, and he uses a double negative to emphasize that the work he had done was profitable. Alternate translation: "I was doing, or had done, profitable work" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# in vain
"for no benefit" or "for nothing"