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867 B
Markdown
21 lines
867 B
Markdown
The disciples of John the Baptist question the fact that Jesus' disciples do not fast.
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## Can wedding attendants be sorrowful...them? ##
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No one would expect the wedding attendants to fast while the bridegroom was with them. (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## wedding attendants ##
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a metaphor for Jesus' disciples (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the bridegroom is still with them...when the bridegroom will be taken away ##
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The "bridegroom" is Jesus, who is still alive and so "is still with" his disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the bridegroom will be taken away ##
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"someone will take the bridegroom away." This is a metaphor for being killed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## be sorrowful ##
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"mourn...be sad" (UDB) |