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## "Listen to me, all of you, and understand ##
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"Listen" and "understand" are very similar in meaning and are used here for emphasis by Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## It is what comes out of the person ##
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"It is the person's inner being" or "It is what a person thinks, says, or does"
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## v16: Many ancient authorities insert this text: If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. ##
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This phrase has Jesus adding his doctrinal authority and an emphasis of urgency for every faithful follower to observe what he just taught.
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