## translationWords

* [[en:tw:disobey]]
* [[en:tw:god]]
* [[en:tw:mercy]]

## translationNotes

* **you were formerly disobedient** - AT: "you did not obey in the past"
* **you** - This refers to Gentile believers, and is plural. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_youdual]])
* **God has shut up all into disobedience** - This can also mean that God has made everyone unable to stop disobeying him, like prisoners unable to escape prison. AT: "God has made everyone prisoners of their disobedience" (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])