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# In the past, God had spoken to his prophets so they could speak to his people. But then 400 years went by when he did not speak to them.
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This is background information about the prophets of God, and the 400 years that God did not send them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# his people
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This could be translated as, “his people, the Israelites” or “his people, the Jews.” But only include the added information if it is not clearly understood who these people were.
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This could be translated as, “his people, the Israelites” or “his people, the Jews.” But only include the added information if it is not clearly understood who these people were.
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# when he did not speak to them
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# when he did not speak to them
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That is, “during which God did not give any messages to the prophets for his people.”
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That is, “during which God did not give any messages to the prophets for his people.”
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# Then God sent an angel
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This introduces the birth of John the Baptist as a new event. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# Then God sent an angel to a priest named Zechariah
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This introduces the angel and Zechariah as new characters in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, honored God. They were very old, and she had never borne any children.
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This is background information about the kind of people who Zechariah and Elizabeth were. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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This refers to the angel that came to Zechariah in [22:01](22/01).
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This refers to the angel that came to Zechariah in [22:01](22/01).
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# You will name him John.
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This is a command. The angel is telling Zechariah exactly what he must name John. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-imperative]])
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# fill him with the Holy Spirit
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# fill him with the Holy Spirit
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That is, “give him wisdom and power through the Holy Spirit.”
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That is, “give him wisdom and power through the Holy Spirit.”
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# My wife and I are too old to have children!
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This sentence emphasizes that Zechariah and Elizabeth were far too old to have children by natural means. That would require God to work a miracle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
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# How can I know you are telling me the truth?
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Here, "know" means to learn by experience, suggesting Zechariah was asking for a sign as proof. Alternate translation: "What can you do to prove to me that this will happen?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# The angel responded to Zechariah, “I was sent by God to bring you this good news. Because you did not believe me, you will not be able to speak until the child is born.”
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "The angel answered and told Zechariah that he was sent by God to bring him this good news. But because Zechariah did not believe him, Zechariah will not be able to speak until the child was born.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# Immediately, Zechariah was unable to speak
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The connecting word "Immediately" introduces a sequential clause. First the angel said Zechariah would not be able to speak, and the next thing that happened was Zechariah could not speak. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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# Because you did not believe me, you will not be able to speak until the child is born.
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The connecting word "Because" connects the reason—Zechariah did not believe the good news, with the result—Zechariah could not speak until the baby was born. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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# When Elizabeth was six months pregnant
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The connecting word "When" introduces a background clause. The main event is Mary's pregnancy and coming to visit Elizabeth. The background event that was already happening is Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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# Elizabeth
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# Elizabeth
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She was Zechariah’s wife. An angel told Zechariah that Elizabeth would give birth to a son.
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She was Zechariah’s wife. An angel told Zechariah that Elizabeth would give birth to a son.
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Many translations say, “cousin” here but we don’t know exactly how these two women were related. A general term like, “relative,” “kin” or, “cousin” could be used.
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Many translations say, “cousin” here but we don’t know exactly how these two women were related. A general term like, “relative,” “kin” or, “cousin” could be used.
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# She was a virgin and was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph
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This is background information about Mary. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# was engaged
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That is, “was promised.”
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That is, “was promised.”
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# Son of the Most High God
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This is an important title for Jesus. Mary will bear "a son" who will be called "the Son of the Most High." Jesus is therefore a human son born of a human mother, and he is also the Son of God. These terms should be translated very carefully. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# Mary replied, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "Mary asked him how this could be, since she was a virgin." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# How can this be
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# How can this be
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That is, “How can I become pregnant?” Mary was not doubting the truth of the angel’s words, but asking how it would happen.
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That is, “How can I become pregnant?” Mary was not doubting the truth of the angel’s words, but asking how it would happen.
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These are two ways of saying the same thing: “By the power of God, the Holy Spirit will miraculously cause you to become pregnant.” Make sure the translation of this sentence does not sound like there was any physical contact involved. This was a miracle.
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These are two ways of saying the same thing: “By the power of God, the Holy Spirit will miraculously cause you to become pregnant.” Make sure the translation of this sentence does not sound like there was any physical contact involved. This was a miracle.
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# Holy Spirit
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This introduces the Holy Spirit as a new character. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# the baby will be holy
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# the baby will be holy
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The word “holy” here means the baby will belong to God.
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The word “holy” here means the baby will belong to God.
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# Son of God
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This is an important title for Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# Soon after this happened
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The connecting word "Soon" introduces a sequential clause. The angel came to Mary and soon after Mary left to visit Elizabeth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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See the note about Elizabeth on [22:04](22/04).
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See the note about Elizabeth on [22:04](22/04).
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See the note about Elizabeth on [22:04](22/04).
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# Then God made Zechariah able to speak again
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The connecting word "Then" introduces a sequential clause. After Zechariah and Elizabeth named their baby John, Zechariah was able to speak again. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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# Praise God, because he has remembered to help his people!
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This sentence emphasizes that God is worthy of praise because of how he helped his people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
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# Praise God
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That is, “We should all praise God.”
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That is, “We should all praise God.”
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# Mary was engaged to a righteous man named Joseph
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Parents normally arranged the marriages of their children. Alternate translation: "The parents of Mary, had promised her in marriage to a righteous man named Joseph" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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That is, "promised to be married." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknowns]])
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# he knew it was not his baby
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That is, “he knew that he was not the one who had caused her to be pregnant.”
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That is, “he knew that he was not the one who had caused her to be pregnant.”
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The connecting word "However" contrasts Mary being pregnant with what Joseph believed to be another man's child, with Joseph's desire not to shame Mary. You would expect Joseph to be angry and want to shame her but instead he responds with mercy.... (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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That is, “to cause Mary to be publicly disgraced” or “to embarrass Mary publicly.” Joseph was merciful to Mary, even though it seemed like she was an adulterer.
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That is, “to cause Mary to be publicly disgraced” or “to embarrass Mary publicly.” Joseph was merciful to Mary, even though it seemed like she was an adulterer.
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For some languages it may be better to say, “break their engagement.” Joseph and Mary were engaged or, “pledged to be married.” But in Jewish culture a divorce was required in order to break off an engagement.
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Joseph had not married Mary yet, but when a man and woman promised to marry each other, Jews considered them husband and wife though they did not live together. This is why a divorce was necessary rather than simply breaking an engagement. For some languages it may be better to say, “break their engagement.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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This can also be translated as, “Stop thinking that you shouldn’t marry Mary” or, “Do not hesitate to have Mary as your wife.”
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This can also be translated as, “Stop thinking that you shouldn’t marry Mary” or, “Do not hesitate to have Mary as your wife.”
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# The baby that is in her is from the Holy Spirit
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant with this child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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That is, “was conceived by a miracle of the Holy Spirit.”
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That is, “was conceived by a miracle of the Holy Spirit.”
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That is, “he did not have sexual relations with her.” He kept her a virgin until the birth of the baby.
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That is, “When it was near the end of Mary’s pregnancy.”
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John speaks of the religious leaders as if they were poisonous snakes. Poisonous snakes are dangerous and represent evil. Alternate translation: "You are evil like poisonous snakes!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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John speaks of the religious leaders as if they were trees that bear bad fruit. This metaphor means God is ready to punish sinners. Alternate translation: "God has his axe and he is ready to cut down and burn any tree that grows bad fruit" or "As a person gets his axe ready to cut down and burn a tree that grows bad fruit, God is ready to punish you for your sins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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Untying the straps of sandals was a duty of a slave. John was saying that the one who would come is so great that John was not even worthy enough to be his slave. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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John speaks of Jesus as if Jesus is a lamb from God. This is a metaphor that represents God's perfect sacrifice. Jesus is called the "Lamb of God" because he was sacrificed to pay for people's sins. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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The word "world" is a metonym and refers to all the people in the world. Alternate translation: "all the people in the world" or "every person in the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# John said to Jesus, “I am not worthy to baptize you. You should baptize me instead.”
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "John told Jesus that he was not worthy to baptize him, but that Jesus should baptize John instead." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# But Jesus said, “You should baptize me, because it is the right thing to do.”
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "But Jesus said that John should baptize him, because it was the right thing to do." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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This might also be translated as, “it is the proper thing to do” or, “this is what God wants me to do.”
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This might also be translated as, “it is the proper thing to do” or, “this is what God wants me to do.”
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The connecting word "even though" introduces a factual condition. Baptism is sign of repentance, but Jesus never sinned, so he had no need to repent. Jesus' sinlessness was not questioned even though the evidence, his baptism, would seem to say he had repented of sin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "God had told John that the Holy Spirit would come down and stay on someone he baptized, and that that person would be the Son of God.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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This is an important title for Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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The connecting word "But" contrasts the fact that there is only one God, with the fact that there is also God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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# A Bible story from
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# A Bible story from
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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# After Jesus fed the five thousand men, he told the disciples to get into a boat.
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This introduces a new event. Jesus would come to the disciples on the water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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That is, “a spirit.” They thought Jesus was a spirit, since normally a human being cannot walk on water.
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "so he called out to them and told them not to be afraid, for it was he!” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# Do not be afraid
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# Do not be afraid
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For some languages it may be more natural to say here, “Stop being afraid.”
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That is, “if it is really you, and not a ghost.”
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That is, “if it is really you, and not a ghost.”
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# Jesus told Peter, “Come!”
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "Jesus told Peter to come to him!” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# Come!
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# Come!
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That is, “Come here” or, “Come to me” or, “Come, walk to me.”
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That is, “Come here” or, “Come to me” or, “Come, walk to me.”
|
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@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ This may also be translated as, “You have so little faith in me!” or, “You
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# Why did you not trust me to keep you safe?
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# Why did you not trust me to keep you safe?
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||||||
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||||||
That is, “You should have trusted me to keep you safe!” This isn’t a real question, but a way in this language to make a strong point. In many languages, it works better to express this as a statement.
|
Jesus uses a question to tell Peter that he should not have doubted. You can make explicit what Peter should not have doubted. Alternate translation: "you should not have doubted that I could keep you from sinking!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# The disciples were amazed
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If you need to be more specific, it can be stated what they were amazed by. Alternate translation: "They were completely amazed at what he had done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# They worshiped him and said to him, “Truly, you are the Son of God.”
|
||||||
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||||||
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: "They worshiped him and said to him that he was truly the Son of God.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
|
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||||||
# Truly you are the Son of God
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# Truly you are the Son of God
|
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|
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Other ways to say this would be, “You really are the Son of God” or, “It really is true that you are the Son of God.”
|
Other ways to say this would be, “You really are the Son of God” or, “It really is true that you are the Son of God.”
|
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# the Son of God
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||||||
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This is an important title for Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# A Bible story from
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# A Bible story from
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
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