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# Connecting Statement:
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The writer gives the first of two statements that explain [verse 17](./17.md).
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# has the former command been set aside
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Here "set aside" is a metaphor for making something invalid. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "has God made the commandment invalid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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