Fixed notes on slavery and freedom

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Susan Quigley 2017-10-23 20:42:10 +00:00
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@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ You can translate this in an active form. AT: "Because God knew that he would sa
# from slavery to decay
Paul speaks of the uselessness of all things affected by sin as if they were a dead body rotting away. He then speaks about all things experiencing this as if they were slaves to a master. AT: "from rotting and dying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Here being in slavery to decay is a metaphor for being certain to decay. AT: "from being like a slave to decay" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# into the freedom of the glory of the children of God
# that it will be brought into the freedom of the glory of the children of God
"Freedom" here is an idiom for the ability to live as one wants. AT: "to be able to live beautifully as the children of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
"Freedom" here is in contrast with slavery to decay. It is a metaphor meaning that the creation will not decay. AT: "that it will become gloriously free from decay like the children of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# For we know that the whole creation groans and labors in pain together even now