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mat/24/05.md

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 # many will come in my name
 
-Here "name" refers to "in the authority" or "as the representative" of someone. Alternate translation: "many will claim that they have come as my representative" or "many will say they speak for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
+The name here is the name of Messiah or Christ, not of Jesus and seems to be a metonym for the authority of the Christ. Alternate translation: "many will claim to have my authority as Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
 
 # will lead many astray
 

mat/24/22.md

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 This can be stated in positive and active form. Alternate translation: "If God had not shortened the time of suffering, everyone would have died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
 
-# flesh
+# no flesh
 
-"people." Here, "flesh" is poetic way of saying all people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
+"nobody" or "no one." Here, "flesh" is poetic way of referring to people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
 
 # those days will be shortened
 

mat/24/33.md

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-# he is near
+# he is near, at the very gates
 
-Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. Alternate translation: "the time for me to come is near" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
+Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person and using the imagery of a king or important official getting close to the gates of a walled city. This metaphor means the time for Jesus to come is soon. Alternate translation: "I am near and will soon appear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
-
-# at the very gates
-
-"close to the gates." Jesus uses the imagery of a king or important official getting close to the gates of a walled city. It is a metaphor meaning the time for Jesus to come is soon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 

mat/24/34.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # this generation will not pass away
 
-Here "pass away" is a polite way of saying "die." Alternate translation: "this generation will not all die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
+Here "pass away" is a polite way of saying "die." Alternate translation: "the people of this generation will not all die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
 
 # this generation
 
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@ Possible interpretations are 1) "all people alive today," referring to the peopl
 
 "until God causes all these things to happen"
 
-# pass away
-
-"disappear" or "someday no longer exist"
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mat/24/intro.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ In the time of Noah, God sent a great flood to punish people for their sins. He
 
 ##### "Let" #####
 
-The ULB uses this word to begin several commands of Jesus, such as "let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains" (24:16), "let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house" (24:17), and "let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak" (24:18). There are many different ways to form a command. Translators must select the most natural ways in their own languages. 
+The ULB uses this word to begin several commands of Jesus, such as "let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains" (24:16), "let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house" (24:17), and "let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak" (24:18). There are many different ways to form a command. Translators must select the most natural ways in their own languages. Note that this word does not mean "permit."
 
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