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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul gives the answer to the struggle he has with sin and good.
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# There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
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Here "condemnation" refers to punishing people. AT: "God will not condemn and punish those who are joined to Christ Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# therefore
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"for that reason" or "because what I have just told you is true"
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# the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
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This refers to God's Spirit. AT: "God's Spirit in Christ Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# has set you free from the law of sin and death
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Being free from the law of sin and death is a metaphor for not being controlled by the law of sin and death. AT: "has caused the law of sin and death to no longer control you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the law of sin and death
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Possible meanings are that this refers to 1) the law, which provokes people to sin, and their sin causes them to die. AT: "the law which causes sin and death" or 2) the principle that people sin and die.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/condemn]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]] |