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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus finishes explaining to his disciples why he teaches with parables.
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# But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear
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Both of these statements mean the same thing. Jesus is emphasizing that they have pleased God because they have believed what Jesus has said and done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# But blessed are your eyes, for they see
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Here "eyes" refers to the whole person. AT: "You are blessed because your eyes are able to see" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# your ... you
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All occurrences of these words are plural and refer to the disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# your ears, for they hear
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Here "ears" refer to the whole person. You can also make clear the understood information. AT: "you are blessed because your ears are able to hear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# Truly I say to you
"I tell you the truth." This adds emphasis to what Jesus says next.
# the things that you see
You can make explicit what they have seen. AT: "the things you have seen me do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# the things that you hear
You can make explicit what they have heard. AT: "the things you have heard me say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])