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# that you will walk worthily of the Lord in
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Walking here signifies behavior in life. Alternate translation: "that you will live as God expects you to, in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# in every pleasing way
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"in ways that will please the Lord"
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# May you bear fruit in every good deed and grow
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Paul is speaking of the Colossian believers as if they were trees or plants that grow and bear fruit. Alternate translation: "May all of your good deeds please God and people, and may you grow" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# grow in the knowledge of God
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"always be getting to know God better" or "always be learning more about God"
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