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# enslave, enslaves, enslaved, bondage #
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## Definition: ##
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To "enslave" someone means to force that person to serve a master or a ruling country. To be "enslaved" or "in bondage" means to be under the control of something or someone.
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* A person who is enslaved or in bondage must serve others without payment; he is not free to do what he wants.
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* To "enslave" also means to take away a person's freedom.
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* Another word for "bondage" is "slavery."
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* In a figurative way, human beings are "enslaved" to sin until Jesus frees them from its control and power.
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* When a person receives new life in Christ, he stops being a slave to sin and becomes a slave to righteousness.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* The term "enslave" could be translated as "cause to not be free" or "force to serve others" or "put under the control of others."
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* The phrase "enslaved to" or "in bondage to" could be translated as "forced to be a slave of" or "forced to serve" or "under the control of."
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(See also: [free](../other/free.md), [righteous](../kt/righteous.md), [servant](../other/servant.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Galatians 04:3-5](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/03)
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* [Galatians 04:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/24)
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* [Genesis 15:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/gen/15/12)
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* [Jeremiah 30:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/jer/30/08)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H5647, G1402
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