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Jesus continues to talk to the crowds about John the Baptist.

law

law - "law of Moses"

John

John - "John the Baptist"

And if you

The pronoun "you" refers to the people in the crowd.

this is Elijah

"This" refers to John the Baptist. This phrase is a metonym saying that John the Baptist corresponds to the prophecy of Elijah in the Old Testament, but it is not saying that John the Baptist is actually Elijah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

He who has ears to hear, let him hear

It may be more natural in some languages to use the second person: "You who have ears to hear, hear." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)

He who has ears to hear

"Whoever can hear" or "Whoever hears me"

let him hear

"let him listen well" or "let him pay attention to what I say"