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36 lines
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# But you must not be called
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "But you must not let anyone call you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# you
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All occurrences of "you" are plural and refer to all of Jesus' followers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# you are brothers
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Here "brothers" means "fellow believers."
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# call no man on earth your father
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Jesus is using hyperbole to tell his hearers that they must not allow even the most important people to be more important to them than God is. AT: "do not call any man on earth your father" or "do not say that any man on earth is your father" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# you have only one Father
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"Father" here is an important title for God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# Neither must you be called
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Also, do not let anyone call you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# you have only one teacher, the Christ
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When Jesus said "the Christ," he was speaking about himself in the third person. AT: "I, the Christ, am your only teacher" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/rabbi]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/teacher]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godthefather]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]] |