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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to teach his disciples about prayer.
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# Which of you will have ... to set before him'?
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Jesus used a question to teach the disciples. AT: "Suppose one of you has ... to set before him'." or "Suppose you have ... to set before him'." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# lend to me three loaves of bread
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"let me borrow three loaves of bread" or "give me three loaves of bread and I will pay you later." The host does not have any food ready to give to his guest.
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# three loaves of bread
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Bread is often used to represent food in general. AT: "enough cooked food for a meal" or "enough prepared food for a person to eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# just came in from the road
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It is implied that the visitor has come far from his home. AT: "was traveling and just came to my house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# anything to set before him
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"any food ready to give him"
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# I am not able to get up
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"It is not convenient for me to get up"
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# I say to you
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Jesus was speaking to the disciples. The word "you" is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# give bread to you because you are his friend
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Jesus addresses the disciples as if they were the ones asking for bread. AT: "give bread to him because he is his friend"
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# because of your shameless persistence
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The abstract noun "persistence" can be translated as "persist" or "continue to ask." AT: "because you persist shamelessly" or "because you boldly continue to ask him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]] |