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# enslave, in bondage
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## Definition
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To be "enslaved" or "in bondage" means to be under the control of another person or ruling country.
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* A person who is enslaved or in bondage must serve others without payment; he is not free to do what he wants.
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* To "enslave" also means to take away a person's freedom.
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* Another word for "bondage" is "slavery."
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* In a figurative way, human beings are "enslaved" to sin until Jesus frees them from its control and power.
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* When a person receives new life in Christ, he stops being a slave to sin and becomes a slave to righteousness.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The phrase "enslaved to" or "in bondage to" could be translated as "made to be a slave of" or "made to serve" or "under the control of."
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