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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus begins to tell a parable to the people in the synagogue. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])
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# What is the kingdom of God like ... what can I compare it to?
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Jesus uses two questions to introduce what he is about to teach. AT: "I will tell you what the kingdom of God is like ... what I can compare it to." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# what can I compare it to?
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This is basically the same as the previous question. Some languages can use both questions, and some would use only one. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# It is like a mustard seed
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Jesus compares the kingdom to a mustard seed. AT: "The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# a mustard seed
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A mustard seed is a very small seed that grows into a large plant. If this seed is not known, the phrase can be translated with the name of another seed like it or simply as "a small seed." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# threw into his garden
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"planted in his garden." People planted some kinds of seeds by throwing them so that they scattered in the garden. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# a big tree
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The word "big" is an exaggeration that contrasts the tree with the tiny seed. AT: "a very large shrub" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# birds of heaven
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"birds of the sky." AT: "birds that fly in the sky" or "birds"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]] |