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# I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus
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Here the words "know" and "am persuaded" mean basically the same thing; Paul uses them to emphasize his certainty. Alternate translation: "I am certain because of my relationship with the Lord Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# nothing is unclean by itself
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You can translate this in a positive form. Alternate translation: "everything by itself is clean" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# by itself
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"by its nature" or "because of what it is"
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# Only for him who considers anything to be unclean, for him it is unclean
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Paul implies here that a person should stay away from anything that he thinks is unclean. You can make this explicit in your translation. Alternate translation: "But if a person thinks something is unclean, then for that person it is unclean and he should stay away from it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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