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# General Information:
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Jesus begins to respond to the crowd.
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# Others tested him
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"Other people tested Jesus." They wanted him to prove that his authority was from God.
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# and sought from him a sign from heaven
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"and asked him to give a sign from heaven" or "by demanding that he give a sign from heaven." This was how they wanted him to prove that his authority was from God.
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# Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate
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"kingdom" here refers to the people in it. This can also be stated in active form. AT: "If people of a kingdom fight among themselves, they will destroy their kingdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# a house divided against itself falls
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Here "house" refers to a family. AT: "if family members fight each other, they will ruin their family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# falls
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"crashes down and is destroyed." This image of the house collapsing refers to the destruction of a family when the members fight each other. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/test]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sign]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdom]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desolate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]] |