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# Connecting Statement:
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In Dalmanutha, Jesus refuses to give the Pharisees a sign before he and his disciples get in a boat and leave.
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# They sought from him
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"They asked him for"
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# a sign from heaven
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They wanted a sign that would prove that Jesus' power and authority were from God. Possible meanings are 1) The word "heaven" is a metonym for God. Alternate translation: "a sign from God" or 2) the word "heaven" refers to the sky. Alternate translation: "a sign from the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# to test him
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The Pharisees tried to test Jesus to make him prove that he was from God. Some information can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "to prove that God had sent him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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