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 # You have been made free from sin
 
-Here "free from sin" is a metaphor for them no longer having a strong desire to sin and therefore being able to stop themselves from sinning. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "Christ has freed you from sin" or "Your strong desire to sin has been taken away" or "You have been made free from sin's control over you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]] and )
+"Christ has freed you from sin" or "Your strong desire to sin has been taken away" or "You have been made free from sin's control over you"
 
 # you have been made slaves of righteousness
 
-Slavery of righteousness is a metaphor meaning having a strong desire to do what is right. It is as if righteousness controls the person. Alternate translation: "you have been made like slaves of righteousness" or "you are now controlled by righteousness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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-# you have been made slaves of righteousness
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-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Christ has made you slaves of righteousness" or "Christ has changed you so that now you are controlled by righteousness"
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+"you have been made like slaves of righteousness" or "you are now controlled by righteousness"
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