From e6b1c6571f4a575478d21d6ebcf5117c1d27128c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:26:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed notes with "free" and "law of sin and death" --- rom/08/01.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/rom/08/01.md b/rom/08/01.md index 934556152e..e5d6b56a9b 100644 --- a/rom/08/01.md +++ b/rom/08/01.md @@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ Here "condemnation" refers to punishing people. AT: "God will not condemn and pu This refers to God's Spirit. AT: "God's Spirit in Christ Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) -# has set you free from the law of sin and death. +# has set you free from the law of sin and death -"Free" here is an idiom meaning the ability to live without fear of the effects of their sin and ultimately, their death. AT: "has given you the ability to live without fear of being punished for your sins and of dying." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) +Possible meanings are 1) being free from the law of sin and death is a metaphor for no longer being controlled by the law of sin and death. AT: "has made sin and death stop controlling you" 2) being free from a law is a metaphor for the law no longer applying to a person. AT: "has made the law of sin and death no longer apply to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # the law of sin and death -This refers to our sinful nature that forces us to sin. +Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the power that makes us sin and then die because of our sin, or 2) this refers to the law that says that those who sin will die. # translationWords