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35 lines
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# For once we ourselves
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"This is because we ourselves were once"
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# once
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"formerly" or "at some time" or "previously"
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# we ourselves
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"even we" or "we also"
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# were thoughtless
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"were foolish" or "were unwise"
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# We were led astray and enslaved by various passions and pleasures
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Paul speaks of "passions and pleasures" as if they were people that could lead others astray and enslave them. Here "led astray" is a metaphor that means to cause someone to believe what is not true. Here "enslaved by various passions and pleasures" is a metaphor for not being able to control one's self. This can be stated in active form. AT: "We deceived ourselves and only did what was pleasing to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# passions
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"lusts" or "desires"
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# We lived in evil and envy
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Here "evil" and "envy" are similar words for sin. AT: "We were always doing evil things and wanting what others have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])
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# We were detestable
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"We caused others to hate us"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/disobey]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] |