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- we were imprisoned and confined by the law - "the law controlled us like a prison guard" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- until the revelation of faith - "until God revealed that he justifies those who trust in Christ" or "until God revealed that he justifies those who have faith in Christ."
- to bring us to the time of Christ - "until Christ came"
- that we might be justified - "that we would be declared to be righteous." God had planned to justify us before "the time of Christ"; when that time came, he carried out his plan to justify us.
- childminder - This is sometimes translated as "tutor" but it means more than a teacher. The childminder was usually a slave who was responsible for training an heir how to live a moral, productive life.