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 # Connecting Statement:
 
-As Jesus taught from a boat at the seaside, he told them the parable of the soils. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])
+As Jesus teaches from a boat at the seaside, he tells them the parable of the soils. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])
 
 # the sea