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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul reminds us that grace rules over us, not the law; we are not sin's slaves, but God's slaves.
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# do not let sin rule in your mortal body
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Paul speaks of people sinning as if sin was there master or king that controlled them. Alternate translation: "Do not let sinful desires control you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# in your mortal body
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This phrase refers to the physical part of a person, which will die. Alternate translation: "you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# in order that you may obey its lusts
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Paul speaks of a person having evil desires as if it sin were a master that had evil desires. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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