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# atonement, atone
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## Definition
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The terms "atone" and "atonement" refer to how God provided a sacrifice to pay for or make restitution for people's sins.
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* In Old Testament times, God allowed temporary atonement to be made for the sins of the Israelites by the offering a blood sacrifice, which involved killing an animal.
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* As recorded in the New Testament, Christ's death on the cross is the only true and permanent atonement for sin.
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* When Jesus died, he took the punishment that people deserved because of their sin. He paid the atonement price with his sacrificial death.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "atone" could be translated as "pay for" or "make restitution for."
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* Ways to translate "atonement" could include, "restitution" or "restoration" or "payment."
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* Make sure the translation of this term does not refer to payment of money.
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