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709 B
Markdown
13 lines
709 B
Markdown
Jesus continues to teach his disciples.
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## ravens ##
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This refers either to 1) crows, a kind of bird that eat mostly grain, or 2) ravens, a kind of bird that eat the flesh of dead animals. Jesus' audience would have considered the ravens worthless because they could not be eaten.
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## How much more valuable you are than the birds! ##
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This is an exclamation, emphasizing the fact that people are much more valuable to God then birds.
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## add a cubit to his lifespan ##
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This is a metaphor because a cubit is a measure of length, rather than of time. The image is of a person's life stretched out as if it were a board, a rope, or some other physical object. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |