diff --git a/jhn/09/22.md b/jhn/09/22.md index 3b60ddd4d5..19c3c0ed25 100644 --- a/jhn/09/22.md +++ b/jhn/09/22.md @@ -1,14 +1,6 @@ -# General Information: - -In this verse there is a stop from the main story. Here John provides background information about the man's parents being afraid of the Jews. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]]) - # they were afraid of the Jews -Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the "Jewish leaders" who opposed Jesus. Alternate translation: "they were afraid of what the Jewish leaders might do to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]]) - -# afraid - -This refers to the unpleasant feeling a person has when there is a threat of harm to oneself or others. +"they were afraid of what the Jewish leaders might do to them" # would confess him to be the Christ @@ -16,5 +8,4 @@ This refers to the unpleasant feeling a person has when there is a threat of har # he would be thrown out of the synagogue -Here "be thrown out of the synagogue" is a metaphor for no longer being allowed to go into the synagogue and no longer belonging to the group of people who attend services at the synagogue. Alternate translation: "he would not be allowed to go into the synagogue" or "he would no longer belong to the synagogue" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - +"he would not be allowed to go into the synagogue" or "he would no longer belong to the synagogue"