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# Have you come out with swords and clubs to seize me like a robber?
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Jesus is using this question to point out the wrong actions of those arresting him. AT: "You know that I am not a robber, so it is wrong for you to come out to me bringing swords and clubs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# clubs
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large pieces of hard wood for hitting people
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# in the temple
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It is implied that Jesus was not in the actual temple. He was in the courtyard around the temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "I would fulfill all that the prophets wrote in the scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# left him
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If your language has a word that means they left him when they should have stayed with him, use it here. |