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# Connecting Statement:
Paul reminds us that God does not make us holy by the law.
# we have been released from the law
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You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "God has released us from the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# we
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This pronoun refers to Paul and the believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
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# to that by which we were bound
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This refers to the law. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "to the law, which bound us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# the letter
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This refers to the law of Moses. Alternate translation: "the law of Moses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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