See in Reader
1.3 KiB
1.3 KiB
translationWords
- en:tw:death
- en:tw:evil
- en:tw:flesh
- en:tw:fruit
- en:tw:righteous
- en:tw:sanctify
- en:tw:servant
- en:tw:shame
- en:tw:unclean
translationNotes
- Paul continues to use slavery as a metaphor for obedience and disobedience to God.
- I speak like a man - Paul is describing "sin" and "obedience" as "slavery." AT: "I am speaking about slavery to describe sin and obedience"
- because of the weakness of your flesh - Often Paul uses the word "flesh" as the opposite of "spirit." AT: "because you do not fully understand spiritual things"
- presented your body parts as slaves to uncleanness and to evil - Here, "body parts" refers to the whole person. AT: "offered yourselves as slaves to everything that is evil and not pleasing to God" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
- present your body parts as slaves to righteousness for sanctification - AT: "offer yourselves as slaves to what right before God so that he might set you apart and give you the power to serve him"
- What fruit then did you have at that time of the things of which you are now ashamed? - Paul is using a question to emphasize that sinning results in nothing good. AT: "You gained nothing by doing those things that now cause you shame." (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)