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In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; |
in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, |
with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, |
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Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, |
He must correct his opponents with courtesy and gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth [that they will perceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it], |
in meekness correcting those who set themselves in opposition, if perchance God may grant them repentance resulting in a precise, experiential knowledge of the truth, |
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and have the ability gently to correct those who oppose his message. For God may give them a different outlook, and they may come to know the truth. |
With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth, |
In 1722 meekness 4236 instructing 3811 those that oppose themselves; 475 if God 2316 peradventure 3379 will give 1325 them 846 repentance 3341 to 1519 the acknowledging 1922 of the truth; 225 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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