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@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# Much more, then, now that we are justified by his blood,
+# Much more, then, now that we are justified by his blood, we will be saved
 
-Here "justified" means that God puts us in a right relationship with himself. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "How much more will God do for us now that he has made us right with himself because of the death of Jesus on the cross:" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
+Paul is saying that because we are justified by Christ's blood, we can be much more certain that Christ will save us. Alternate translation: "Now that we are justified by his blood, we will more certainly be saved"
+
+# now that we are justified by his blood
+
+Here "justified" means that God puts us in a right relationship with himself. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "now that God has made us right with himself because of Christ's death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
 
 # blood
 
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ This is a metonym for the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross. (See: [[rc://
 
 # saved
 
-This means that through Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross, God has forgiven us and rescued us from being punished in hell for our sin.
+God forgives us and rescues us from being punished in hell for our sin.
 
 # the wrath of God