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enslave, in bondage

Definition:

To "enslave" someone means to force that person to serve a master or a ruling country. To be "enslaved" or "in bondage" means to be under the control of something or someone.

  • A person who is enslaved or in bondage must serve others without payment; he is not free to do what he wants.
  • To "enslave" also means to take away a person's freedom.
  • Another word for "bondage" is "slavery."
  • In a figurative way, human beings are "enslaved" to sin until Jesus frees them from its control and power.
  • When a person receives new life in Christ, he stops being a slave to sin and becomes a slave to righteousness.

Translation Suggestions:

  • The term "enslave" could be translated as "cause to not be free" or "force to serve others" or "put under the control of others."
  • The phrase "enslaved to" or "in bondage to" could be translated as "forced to be a slave of" or "forced to serve" or "under the control of."

(See also: free, righteous, servant)

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