Quote:
{9:41} Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of God. That is better for you, if you only knew.
I suggest,
{9:41} Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your persons in the cause of God. That is better for you, if you would know.Quote:
{9:42} Had it been an easy gain and a moderate trip, the hypocrites would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by God, "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and God knows that indeed they are liars.
I suggest,
{9:42} Had it been a near venture and a moderate trip, they (the hypocrites) would have followed you, but distant to them (too much) was the exertion. And they will swear by God, "If we were able, we would have gone out with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and God knows that indeed they are liars.