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# Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up to where he was before?
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Jesus offers this remark in the form of a question to emphasize that his disciples will see other things that are also hard to understand. AT: "Then you will not know what to think when you see me, the Son of Man, going up into heaven!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# profits
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The word "profit" means to cause good things to happen.
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# words
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"Words" is a metonym that could possibly mean: 1) Jesus' words in [John 6:32-58](./32.md) or 2) everything Jesus teaches. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# The words that I have spoken to you
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"What I have told you"
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# are spirit, and they are life
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Possible meanings are 1) "are about the Spirit and eternal life" or 2) "are from the Spirit and give eternal life" or 3) "are about spiritual things and life." |