From b422798ae5b677aaf4e3c4b7dc02ce855eb8768e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hmw3 Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 07:35:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Dealing with tN Issue 254. --- mat/23/13.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mat/23/13.md b/mat/23/13.md index f132362720..6290d99e13 100644 --- a/mat/23/13.md +++ b/mat/23/13.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Jesus speaks of the kingdom of heaven as if it were a house, the door into which # You shut the kingdom of heaven against people ... you do not enter it ... neither do you allow those about to enter to do so -Jesus is speaking of the kingdom of heaven, which is God ruling over his people, as if it were a house, the door into which the Pharisees have shut from the outside so that neither they nor anyone else can enter the house. The phrase "kingdom of heaven" is found only in the book of Matthew. If possible, keep "heaven" in your translation. AT: "You make it impossible for people to enter the kingdom of heaven ... you do not enter it ... neither do you allow those about to enter to do so" or "You prevent people from accepting God, who lives in heaven, as king ... you do not accept him as king ... and you make it impossible for those about to accept him as king to do so" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) +Jesus is speaking of the kingdom of heaven, which is God ruling over his people, as if it were a house, the door into which the Pharisees have shut from the outside so that neither they nor anyone else can enter the house. The phrase "kingdom of heaven" is found only in the book of Matthew. If possible, use your language's word for "heaven" in your translation. AT: "You make it impossible for people to enter the kingdom of heaven ... you do not enter it ... neither do you allow those about to enter to do so" or "You prevent people from accepting God, who lives in heaven, as king ... you do not accept him as king ... and you make it impossible for those about to accept him as king to do so" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # you go over sea and land