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# General Information:
Jesus quotes the prophet Zechariah to show that in order to fulfill prophecy, all of his disciples will leave him.
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# fall away
"leave me"
# for it is written
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "for the prophet Zechariah wrote long ago in the scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# I will strike
Here "I" refers to God. It is implied that God will cause or allow people to harm and kill Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# the shepherd ... sheep of the flock
These are metaphors that refer to Jesus and the disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the sheep of the flock will be scattered
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "they will scatter all the sheep of the flock" or "the sheep of the flock will run off in all directions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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