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Jesus continues to talk to the crowds about John the Baptist.
law
"law of Moses"
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
AT: "You who have ears to hear, hear."
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"