richmahn_en_tn/2co/06/04.md

# General Information:

When Paul uses "we" here, he is referring to himself and Timothy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])

# we prove ourselves by all our actions, that we are God's servants

"We prove that we are God's servants by all that we do"

# We are his servants in much endurance ... in sleepless nights, in hunger

Paul mentions various difficult situations in which they proved that they are God's servants.

# in purity ... in genuine love

Paul lists several moral virtues that they maintained in difficult situations that proved that they are God's servants.

# We are his servants in the word of truth, in the power of God

Their dedication to preach the gospel in the power of God proves that they are God's servants.

# in the word of truth

"in preaching God's true word"

# We have the armor of righteousness for the right hand and for the left

Paul speaks of their righteousness as if it is weapons that they use to fight spiritual battles. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the armor of righteousness

"righteousness as our armor" or "righteousness as our weapons"

# for the right hand and for the left

Possible meanings are 1) that there is a weapon in one hand and a shield in the other or 2) that they are completely equipped for battle, able to fend off attacks from any direction.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/endure]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/purify]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/patient]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordoftruth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`When Paul uses "we" here, he is referring to himself and Timothy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# we prove ourselves by all our actions, that we are God's servants`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"We prove that we are God's servants by all that we do"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# We are his servants in much endurance ... in sleepless nights, in hunger`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul mentions various difficult situations in which they proved that they are God's servants.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in purity ... in genuine love`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul lists several moral virtues that they maintained in difficult situations that proved that they are God's servants.`

			`# We are his servants in the word of truth, in the power of God`

			`Their dedication to preach the gospel in the power of God proves that they are God's servants.`

			`# in the word of truth`

			`"in preaching God's true word"`

			`# We have the armor of righteousness for the right hand and for the left`

			`Paul speaks of their righteousness as if it is weapons that they use to fight spiritual battles. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# the armor of righteousness`

			`"righteousness as our armor" or "righteousness as our weapons"`

			`# for the right hand and for the left`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) that there is a weapon in one hand and a shield in the other or 2) that they are completely equipped for battle, able to fend off attacks from any direction.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/endure]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/purify]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/patient]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]`
Fixed rc links to tw that used 'kt' or 'other' wrong 2017-07-22 04:40:48 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordoftruth]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]`