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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In this parable, "endure" means "believe." Alternate translation: "continue in t
 
 # tribulation or persecution comes because of the word
 
-It may be helpful to explain that tribulation comes because people believed God's message. Alternate translation: "tribulation or persecution comes because they believed God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
+It may be helpful to explain that tribulation comes because people believe God's message. Alternate translation: "tribulation or persecution comes because they believe God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 
 # they stumble