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# Connecting Statement:
Paul applies the allegory by reminding the believers to use their liberty in Christ because all the law is fulfilled in loving neighbors as ourselves.
# For freedom
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The translation needs to emphasize "freedom" in contrast with the slavery talked about in the previous verses.
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# For freedom Christ has set us free
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"It is so that we can be free that Christ has set us free"
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# Stand firm
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Standing firm here represents being determined not to change. How they are not to change can be stated clearly. AT: "Do not give in to the arguments of people who teach something else" or "Be determined to stay free" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# if you let yourselves be circumcised
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Paul is using circumcision as a metonym for Judaism. AT: "if you turn to the Jewish religion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/free]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/yoke]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/circumcise]]
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