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# He said to them
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The word "them" here probably refers to the whole crowd of people. AT: "And Jesus said to the crowd"
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# keep yourselves from all greedy desires
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"guard yourself from every form of greed." AT: "do not allow yourself to love having things" or "do not let the urge to have more things control you"
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# a person's life
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This is a general statement of fact. It does not refer to any specific person. Some languages have a way of expressing that.
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# the abundance of his possessions
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"how many things he owns" or "how much wealth he has"
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