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# made a public spectacle of them
In Roman times, it was common practice for the Roman armies to have a victory parade when they returned home, displaying all the prisoners they had captured and goods they had obtained. God was victorious over the evil powers and authorities. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# by the cross
Here "the cross" stands for Christ's death on the cross. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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