mark out his people as his own

English translation: to define who belongs to God\'s people and who does not

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English term or phrase:mark out his people as his own
Selected answer:to define who belongs to God\'s people and who does not
Entered by: Ana Juliá

08:30 Mar 22, 2017
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Art/Literary - Religion / Comments to First Corinthians
English term or phrase: mark out his people as his own
1 Corinthians 5:1–13
Incest, Arrogance, and the Need for Discipline
Paul first tells the Corinthians that God has set certain boundaries to ***mark out his people as his own***. The Corinthians need to maintain these boundaries by disciplining a man in their church involved in incest.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 03:05
to define who belongs to God's people and who does not
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Just as Tony indicates.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 22:05
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4 +5to define who belongs to God's people and who does not
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to mark out his people as his own
to define who belongs to God's people and who does not


Explanation:
Just as Tony indicates.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
54 mins

agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
2 hrs

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
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agree  AllegroTrans
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agree  acetran
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