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# by his flesh
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The words "his flesh," his physical body, are a metonym for his body dying. Alternate translation: "by the death of his body on the cross" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# He abolished the law of commandments and ordinances
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Jesus's blood satisfied the law of Moses so that both the Jews and Gentiles can live at peace in God.
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# one new man
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a single new people, the people of redeemed humanity (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# in himself
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It is union with Christ that makes reconciliation possible between Jews and Gentiles.
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