## gave himself for us ##

"gave himself to die for us"

## to set us free from lawlessness ##

"to release us from our sinful condition." This is a metaphor that compares being released from sin's control to the freedom of a slave being purchased by someone. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## make pure ##

"cleanse"

## a treasured people ##

This could be translated as "a group of people that he treasures."

## are eager ##

"have a strong desire"