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# Connecting Statement:

The word "but" here shows Paul has completed his introduction and is now beginning to make his main point.

# now

The word "now" refers to the time since Jesus came to the earth.

# apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "God has made known a way to be right with him without obeying the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# It was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets

The words "the Law and the Prophets" refer to the parts of scripture that Moses and the prophets wrote in the Jewish scriptures. Paul describes them here as if they were people testifying in court. You can translate this in an active form. AT: "What Moses and the prophets wrote confirms this" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "but" here shows Paul has completed his introduction and is now beginning to make his main point.`
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			`The word "now" refers to the time since Jesus came to the earth.`

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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`You can translate this in an active form. AT: "God has made known a way to be right with him without obeying the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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Fixing snippet mismatches. 2017-09-26 14:53:58 +00:00			`# It was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets`
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Fixing snippet mismatches. 2017-09-26 14:53:58 +00:00			`The words "the Law and the Prophets" refer to the parts of scripture that Moses and the prophets wrote in the Jewish scriptures. Paul describes them here as if they were people testifying in court. You can translate this in an active form. AT: "What Moses and the prophets wrote confirms this" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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