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 # promise freedom ... slaves of corruption
 
-Peter speaks of people who live sinfully as if they are slaves to sin who need to be released from their captivity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Peter speaks of people who live sinfully as if they were slaves to sin and need to be released from their captivity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # For a man is a slave to whatever overcomes him