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Jesus continues to talk to the crowds about John the Baptist.
law
law - "law of Moses"
John
John - "John the Baptist"
And if you
The pronoun "you" refers to the people in the crowd.
this is Elijah
"This" refers to John the Baptist. This phrase is a metonym saying that John the Baptist corresponds to the prophecy of Elijah in the Old Testament, but it is not saying that John the Baptist is actually Elijah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
He who has ears to hear, let him hear
It may be more natural in some languages to use the second person: "You who have ears to hear, hear." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
He who has ears to hear
"Whoever can hear" or "Whoever hears me"
let him hear
"let him listen well" or "let him pay attention to what I say"