unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/08/19.md

## brothers ##

These were Jesus' younger brothers.

## it was told him ##

"people told him" or "someone told him"

## desiring to see you ##

"waiting to see you" or "and they want to see you"

## My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God, and obey it. ##

This metaphor can be translated as a simile: "Those who hear the word of God and obey it are like a mother and brothers to me" or "Those who hear the word of God and obey it are as important to me as my mother and brothers." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`These were Jesus' younger brothers.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## it was told him ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"people told him" or "someone told him"`

			`## desiring to see you ##`

			`"waiting to see you" or "and they want to see you"`

			`## My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God, and obey it. ##`

			`This metaphor can be translated as a simile: "Those who hear the word of God and obey it are like a mother and brothers to me" or "Those who hear the word of God and obey it are as important to me as my mother and brothers." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`