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702 B
Markdown
17 lines
702 B
Markdown
# to put off what belongs to your former manner of life
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Paul is speaking of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. AT: "to stop living according to your former manner of life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# to put off the old man
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Paul is speaking of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. AT: "to stop living as your former self did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# old man
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The "old man" refers to the "old nature" or "former self."
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# that is corrupt because of its deceitful desires
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Paul speaks of the sinful human nature as if it were a dead body falling apart in its grave. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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