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39 lines
1.2 KiB
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# Connecting Statement:
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This is the next event in this part of the story. Jesus enters the temple in Jerusalem.
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# Jesus entered the temple
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It may be helpful to state that he entered Jerusalem first, where the temple was located. AT: "Jesus entered Jerusalem and then went to the temple courtyard"
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# entered the temple
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Only priests were allowed to enter the temple building. AT: "went into the temple courtyard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# cast out
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"throw out" or "force out"
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# It is written
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This is a quotation from Isaiah. This can be stated in active form. AT: "The scriptures say" or "A prophet wrote these words in the scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# My house
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The word "My" refers to God and "house" refers to the temple.
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# house of prayer
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"a place where people pray to me"
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# a den of robbers
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Jesus speaks of the temple as if it was a place where thieves come together. AT: "a place where thieves hide" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/castout]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/written]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]] |