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13 lines
651 B
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# I have written to you briefly through him
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Silvanus wrote the words that Peter told him to write in the letter.
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# what I have written is the true grace of God
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"I have written about the true grace of God." Here the word "grace" refers to the gospel message, which tells of the kind things that God has done for believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Stand in it
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The word "it" refers to "the true grace of God." Being strongly committed to this grace is spoken of as standing firmly in one place, refusing to move. Alternate translation: "Remain strongly committed to it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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