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# make disciples

This has the meaning, ***help people to become my disciples***.

# The fields are ripe for harvest

The words **fields** and “ripe for harvest” are metaphors. The **fields** represent people. The words **ripe for harvest** mean that people are ready to accept the message of Jesus, like fields that are ready to be harvested. Alternate translation: This could also be translated as: “They are ready to be brought to God like fields that are ripe for harvest” or “They are ready to be gathered and brought to God like fields whose crops are ripe and ready to be gathered.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The fields

In this expression, **The fields** represents the people in the world.

# ripe

**Ripe** here represents being ready to believe in Jesus.

# harvest

**Harvest** here represents the work of bringing people to God by teaching them about Jesus.
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# make disciples`
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Proofreading changes (#73) 2019-12-06 18:49:14 +00:00			`This has the meaning, *help people to become my disciples*.`
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converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# The fields are ripe for harvest`
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Updated "Christian" and "receive" wording (#70) 2019-12-03 17:27:26 +00:00			The words fields and “ripe for harvest” are metaphors. The fields represent people. The words ripe for harvest mean that people are ready to accept the message of Jesus, like fields that are ready to be harvested. Alternate translation: This could also be translated as: “They are ready to be brought to God like fields that are ripe for harvest” or “They are ready to be gathered and brought to God like fields whose crops are ripe and ready to be gathered.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# The fields`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Corrected errors found in proofread (#65) 2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00			`In this expression, The fields represents the people in the world.`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# ripe`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Corrected errors found in proofread (#65) 2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00			`Ripe here represents being ready to believe in Jesus.`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# harvest`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
Corrected errors found in proofread (#65) 2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00			`Harvest here represents the work of bringing people to God by teaching them about Jesus.`
Add blank lines at end of file (#71) 2019-12-03 21:55:53 +00:00