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stać się ofiarą za grzeszników

English translation: sacrifice oneself for the sinners/become the sacrificial lamb for the sinners

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Polish term or phrase:stać się ofiarą za grzeszników
English translation:sacrifice oneself for the sinners/become the sacrificial lamb for the sinners
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

13:48 Mar 5, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
Polish term or phrase: stać się ofiarą za grzeszników
Opis życia św. s. Faustyny:
Momentem decydującym dla pogłębiania jej życia mistycznego było wyrażenie zgody – powiedzenie Bogu: tak – na to, by stać się ofiarą za grzeszników.
Ewa Dabrowska
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:15
sacrifice oneself for the sinners/become the sacrificial lamb for the sinners
Explanation:
Propozycja
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 02:15
Grading comment
Thank you
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3sacrifice oneself for the sinners/become the sacrificial lamb for the sinners
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4become a martyr/victim for sinners
Darius Saczuk
4to become (redemptory) sacrifice for sinners
mikecviklinski
3 +1to offer herself for the sins of the world
geopiet


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sacrifice oneself for the sinners/become the sacrificial lamb for the sinners


Explanation:
Propozycja

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 107
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Grzegorz Mysiński: or ,,offer oneself as a sacrifice for sinners''
2 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Grzegorzu. Twoja propozycja też pasuje.
agree  legato
2 hrs
  -> Dziękuję legato za poparcie.
agree  LilianNekipelov: the first one.
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lilian. The first takes the direct approach; the second makes explicit the connection with the Redeemer.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
become a martyr/victim for sinners


Explanation:
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Note added at 13 mins (2016-03-05 14:01:27 GMT)
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Mary at the Foot of the Cross - VIII - Page 473 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com › books
2008 - ‎Religion
Victim of Love The ardent zeal for the salvation of sinners drove Gemma to offer herself as a victim for sinners. All her ...
The Biography of Saint Gemma Galgani: - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com › books
Reverend Amedeo C.P., ‎Aeterna Press - 2015 - ‎Religion
O Jesus, canst You really bear it any longer? Vent Thy wrath upon me. I want to be a victim for sinners to live as a victim ...

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 02:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to become (redemptory) sacrifice for sinners


Explanation:
można użyć zworotu redemptory sacrifice - co podkreśla odcień przebłągalny ofiary - jeśli jest to wskazane.

Example sentence(s):
  • Dying he became sacrifice for sinners.
mikecviklinski
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to offer herself for the sins of the world


Explanation:
to offer herself for the sins of the world - https://goo.gl/YRQ63F

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to offer himself for the sins of the world - https://goo.gl/Uc86Zm


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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-03-06 02:57:21 GMT)
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In Diary entry 309, St. Faustina heroically offered herself to our Lord, willing to endure even extraordinary sufferings for the good of souls: "I make a voluntary offering of myself for the conversion of sinners, especially for those souls who have lost hope in God's mercy." - http://www.thedivinemercy.org/news/On-the-Mystery-of-Offerin...

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For example, on the day when St. Faustina offered herself, with all her sufferings and works of piety, as an oblation to God to make amends for souls that do not trust in His mercy, she heard Jesus ratify this offering with the words: - http://archive-org.com/page/3474231/2014-01-05/http://www.th...

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: or sinners
7 hrs
  -> dziękuję
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