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## the goal of the commandment ##
"the aim of the instruction" or "what we apostles are telling you to do"
## commandment ##
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or "order. Here this does not mean the Old Testament or the Ten commandments but rather the charge given in 1:3 by Paul.
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## love ##
Possible meanings are 1) love for God (UDB) or 2) love for one's neighbor.
## from a pure heart ##
"desiring to have no sin in anything you do."
## good conscience ##
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"a conscience that has chosen right over wrong" or "a conscience that can choose right over wrong"
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## sincere ##
"honest" or "true" or "without hypocrisy." This is the negative of the word for an actor on a stage:
## law ##
The Law of Moses is meant.
## but they do not understand ##
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"even though they do not understand," or "and yet they do not understand."
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## what they insist on ##
"what they strongly say" or "what they state with confidence"
## But ##
"Now"
## we know that the law is good ##
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"we understand that the law is useful" or "we understand that the law is beneficial"
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## if one uses it lawfully ##
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"if anyone uses it correctly" or "if anyone uses it the way it is intended for"