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Markdown
13 lines
471 B
Markdown
# Connecting Statement:
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Paul sums up that all are guilty of sin, none are righteous, and no one seeks God.
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# What then? Are we excusing ourselves?
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Paul asks these questions to emphasize his point. Alternate translation: "We Jews should not try to imagine we are going to escape God's judgment, just because we are Jewish!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Not at all
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These words are stronger than a simple "no," but not as strong as "absolutely not!"
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