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Reworded note about "enslave"; added note for "children"

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The word "we" here refers to all Christians, including Paul's readers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
# when we were children
Here "children" is a metaphor for being spiritually immature. AT: "when we were like children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# we were enslaved to the elemental principles of the world
This is a metaphor, comparing the control of the "principles of the world" to a master-slave relationship. AT: "the customs and laws of our ancestors controlled our behavior" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Here "enslaved" is a metaphor being unable to stop one's self from doing something. This can be stated in active form. AT: "the elemental principles of the world controlled us" or "we had to obey the elemental principles of the world as if we were slaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# the elemental principles of the world