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35 lines
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# You are filled in him
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Paul speaks of people as though they were containers into which God has placed Christ. AT: "You are made complete in Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# He is the head
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Christ is the ruler (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# In him you were also circumcised
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Paul is speaking of those who belong to Christ as if they were inside Christ's body. This can also be made active. AT: "When you joined the church in baptism, God circumcised you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# a circumcision not done by humans
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With this metaphor, Paul says that God has made Christian believers acceptable to himself in a way that reminded him of circumcision, the ceremony through which Hebrew male babies were added to the community of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# You were buried with him in baptism
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Paul speaks of being baptized and joining the assembly of believers as if it were being buried with Christ. This can be made active. AT: "God buried you with Christ when you joined the church in baptism" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in him you were raised up
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With this metaphor, Paul speaks of the new spiritual life of believers, made possible because God made Christ come alive again. This can be made active. AT: "because you have joined yourself to Christ, God raised you up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/head]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/circumcise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/baptize]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/death]] |