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Paul continues to answer rhetorical questions to emphasize that each point he is making is certainly true. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, found according to the flesh? ##
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"This is what Abraham our physical ancestor found." Paul uses the question to catch the attention of the reader and to start talking about something new. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## For what do the scriptures say ##
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"For we can read in the scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## and it was counted to him as righteousness ##
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"and God considered Abraham as a righteous person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |