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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus begins to teach about money and possessions.
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# General Information:
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Jesus is talking to a group of people about what might happen to them as individuals. The instances of "you" and "your" are plural, except in verse 21, where they are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# treasures
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"riches"
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# where moth and rust destroy
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"where moth and rust ruin treasures"
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# moth
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a small, flying insect that destroys cloth
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# rust
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a brown substance that forms on metals
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# store up for yourselves treasures in heaven
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This is a metaphor that means do good things on earth so God will reward you in heaven. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# there will your heart be also
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Here "heart" means a person's thoughts and interests. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]] |