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651 B
Markdown
20 lines
651 B
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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul explains how the law controls those who want to live under the law.
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# do you not know, brothers ... that the law controls a person for as long as he lives?
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Paul asks this question to add emphasis. AT: "So you certainly know that people have to obey laws only while they are alive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# brothers
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Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.
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# the law controls a person for as long as he lives
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Paul gives an example of this in [Romans 7:2-3](./02.md).
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/law]] |