en_tn_lite_do_not_use/rom/15/08.md

# For I say

"I" refers to Paul.

# Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision

Here "the circumcision" is a metonym that refers to the Jews. You can translate this in an active form. AT: "Jesus Christ came to help the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# the promises given to the fathers

Here "the fathers" refers to the ancestors of the Jewish people. You can translate this in active form. AT: "the promises that God gave to the ancestors of the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# for the Gentiles

This is an ellipsis. You can include the missing words. AT: "Christ came to help the Gentiles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# as it is written

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "as someone has written in the Scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# sing praise to your name

Here "your name" is a metonym that refers to God. AT: "sing praise to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])