21 lines
951 B
Markdown
21 lines
951 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues telling his parable)
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## And when he comes to the house ##
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"When the owner of the sheep comes home" or "And when you come home" (UDB). Refer to the owner of the sheep as you did in the previous verse.
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## I say to you ##
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The word "I" refers to Jesus. He is speaking to a group of people, so the word "you" is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## even so ##
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"in the same way" or "as the shepherd and his friends and neighbors would rejoice"
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## there will be joy in heaven ##
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"everyone in heaven will rejoice"
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## ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent ##
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"ninety nine people who think that they are righteous and do not need to repent." Jesus was not saying that there really are any righteous people. Rather he was using a figure of speech called irony, because he was talking to people who assumed that they were righteous, but they were not. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]]) |