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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ It is assumed that Jesus is speaking about the people looking at what he shows t
 
 # they look, but do not see
 
-Jesus speaks of people understanding what they see as actually seeing. Alternate translation: "they look and do not understand" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Jesus speaks of people understanding what they are looking at as actually seeing. Alternate translation: "they look and do not understand" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # they would turn