# Therefore This relates back to [Romans 7:1](./01.md). # brothers Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women. # you were also made dead to the law through the body of Christ You can translate this in an active form. AT: "you also died to the law when through Christ you died on the cross" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # we might produce fruit for God Here "fruit" is a metaphor for actions that please God. AT: "we might be able to do things pleasing to God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # to bear fruit for death Here "fruit" is a metaphor that refers to living a sinful life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fruit]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]