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Markdown
19 lines
790 B
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## we were imprisoned and confined by the law ##
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"the law controlled us like a prison guard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## until the revelation of faith ##
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"until God revealed that he justifies those who trust in Christ" or "until God revealed that he justifies those who have faith in Christ."
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## to bring us to the time of Christ ##
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"until Christ came"
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## that we might be justified ##
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"that we would be declared to be righteous." God had planned to justify us before "the time of Christ"; when that time came, he carried out his plan to justify us.
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## childminder ##
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This is sometimes translated as "tutor" but it means more than a teacher. The childminder was usually a slave who was responsible for training an heir how to live a moral, productive life. |