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# This is a trustworthy saying
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"These are words you can trust"
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# If we have died with him ... he cannot deny himself
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This is most likely a song or poem that Paul is quoting. If your language has a way of indicating that this is poetry you could use it here. If not, you could translate this as regular prose rather than poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]])
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# died with him
Paul uses this expression to mean that people share in Christ's death when they trust in him, deny their own wants, and obey him.
# if we are unfaithful
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"even if we fail God" or "even if we do not do what we believe God wants us to do"
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# he cannot deny himself
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"he must always act according to his character" or "he cannot act in ways that are the opposite of his real character"