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-# outside the law
+# To those outside the law, I became like one outside the law
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+To be "outside the law" is a metaphor that means not to be obligated to obey the law. Here it refers to the Gentiles, and "the law" refers to the law of Moses. Alternate translation: "To the Gentiles who are not obligated to follow the law of Moses, I became like them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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+# although I was not outside the law of God myself, but under the law of Christ
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+The phrases "not outside the law" and "under the law" both are metaphors that mean to be obligated to obey the law. Alternate translation: "although I was not one of those who is not obligated to obey the law of God, but I was one obligated to obey the law of Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
-"who do not obey the laws of Moses"