4:17a That is why I have sent you Timothy,

That is why I have sent Timothy to visit you.
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That is the reason I have asked/ordered Timothy to go to Corinth.

4:17b my beloved and faithful child in the Lord.

He is like my child in the Lord. I love him and can depend on him.
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I love him like a son. He is a believer and constantly/faithfully helps me.

4:17c He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus,

He will remind you what I teach and how I behave as a follower of Christ Jesus,
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⌊When he arrives,⌋ he will tell you again about the way I live as I follow Christ’s ways.

4:17d which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

which is the same thing that I teach to believers in every town/place I go.
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And this is the same way that I teach in all God’s groups everywhere.

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