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## Paul ##
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“From Paul.” Your language may have a particular way of introducing the author of a letter. This could be translated as “I, Paul, wrote this letter.” You may also need to tell who the letter is to ([Romans 1:1](./01.md), see UDB).
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## called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God ##
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This could be translated as a new sentence and with active verbs: "God called me to be an apostle and chose me to tell people about the Gospel. " (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## he promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures ##
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God promised his people that he would set up his kingdom. He told the prophets to write these promises in the scriptures.
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## concerning his Son ##
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This refers to "the gospel of God," the good news that God was to send his Son into the world.
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## who was born out of the descendants of David according to the flesh ##
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Here the word "flesh" refers to the physical body. This could be translated as "who is a descendant of David according to the physical nature" or "who was born into the family of David." |