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# our old man was crucified with him
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The "old man" is a metaphor that refers to the person before he believes in Jesus. Paul describes our old sinful person as dying on the cross with Jesus when we believe in Jesus. You can translate this in an active form. AT: "our sinful person died on the cross with Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# old man
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This means the person who once was, but who does not exist now.
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# the body of sin
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This is a metonym that refers to the whole sinful person. AT: "our sinful nature" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# might be destroyed
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You can translate this in an active form. AT: "might die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# we should no longer be enslaved to sin
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "sin should no longer enslave us" or "we should no longer be slaves to sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# we should no longer be enslaved to sin
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Slavery to sin is a metaphor meaning having such a strong desire to sin that one is unable to stop himself from sinning. It is as if sin controls the person. AT: "we should no longer be controlled by sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# He who has died is declared righteous with respect to sin
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Here "righteous" refers to God's ability to make people right with him. You can translate this in an active form. AT: "When God declares a person right with him, that person is no longer controlled by sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/crucify]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/enslave]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]] |