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 # leading others and themselves astray
 
-"Astray" here is a metaphor, as if they are moving off of the correct pathway and onto the wrong pathway. AT: "deceiving themselves and others" or "believing lies and teaching lies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Here, to lead someone astray is a metaphor for persuading someone to believe something that is not true. AT: "deceiving themselves and others" or "believing lies and teaching lies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
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