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"ref": "2003, Paul and the Corinthians: Studies on a Community in Conflict : Essays in Honour of Margaret Thrall, E. J. Brill, page 303",
"text": "But over the difficult and important passage 2 Cor 12:1 10 she breaks a lance with me, and a response here may be a testimony to the seriousness with which I treat her comments.",
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"to take a stand, to contend [+ for (to the benefit of)] [+ in favour of (to the benefit of)] [+ against (in opposition to)]"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "een lans breken"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "ottaa kantaa"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "taittaa peistä"
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"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "rompre une lance"
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"sense": "to take a stand",
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"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "een lans breken"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "ottaa kantaa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "taittaa peistä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to take a stand",
"word": "rompre une lance"
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