9:2

deep sorrow and unceasing anguish: The two Greek words here both refer to emotional/mental pain. Many languages have two words or phrases similar in meaning like that. For example:

I am exceedingly burdened (lit. heavied), also I am always sad (lit. my thoughts are pained)
-or-
my grief is very severe and my mind/inner-being cries-over-it

But in some languages it is more natural to use only one word or phrase. For example:

I see very much sadness

heart: Here this word refers to the part of a person in which thoughts and feelings occur. In some languages people use a different part of the body, such as the mind, throat, liver, or stomach, in this way. See how you translated this word in 1:21 or 8:27.

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