richmahn_en_tn/jhn/01/12.md

# believed in his name

This means to trust Jesus as Savior and live in a way that honors him.

# his name

The word "name" is a metonym that stands for Jesus' identity and everything about him. AT: "Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# he gave the right

"he gave them the authority" or "he made it possible for them"

# children of God

The word "children" is a metaphor that represents our relationship to God, which is like children to a father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# believed in his name`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means to trust Jesus as Savior and live in a way that honors him.`

			`# his name`

			`The word "name" is a metonym that stands for Jesus' identity and everything about him. AT: "Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# he gave the right`

			`"he gave them the authority" or "he made it possible for them"`

			`# children of God`

			`The word "children" is a metaphor that represents our relationship to God, which is like children to a father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`