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# Do not receive an accusation
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Paul speaks of accusations as if they were objects that could be physically accepted by people. AT: "Do not accept as true any accusation that someone speaks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# two or three
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"at least two" or "two or more"
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# sinners
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This refers to anyone doing anything that disobeys or displeases God, even things that other people do not know about.
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# before all
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"where everyone can see"
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# so that the rest may be afraid
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"so that others will be afraid to sin"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/accuse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/witness]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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