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# Connecting Statement:
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When Jesus meets with the eleven, he rebukes them for their unbelief and tells them to go out into all the world to preach the gospel.
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# the eleven
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These are the eleven apostles who remained after Judas left them.
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# they were reclining at the table
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This is a metonym for eating, which was the usual way people in that day ate meals. AT: "they were eating a meal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# reclining
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In Jesus' culture, when people gathered to eat, they lay down on their sides, propping themselves up on pillows beside a low table.
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# hardness of heart
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Jesus is rebuking his disciples because they would not believe in him. Translate this idiom so it is understood that the disciples were not believing Jesus. AT: "refusal to believe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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