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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus begins to talk to the crowds about John the Baptist.
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# What did you go out in the desert to see—a reed ... wind?
Jesus uses a question to cause the people to think about what kind of person John the Baptist is. AT: "Surely you did not go out to the desert to see a reed ... wind!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# a reed being shaken by the wind
Possible meanings are 1) Jesus mean the literal plants by the Jordan River or 2) Jesus is using a metaphor to mean a kind of person. AT: "a man who easily changes his mind and is like a reed blowing back and forth in the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# being shaken by the wind
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This can be translated in active form. AT: "swaying in the wind" or "blowing in the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# But what did you go out to see—a man ... clothing?
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Jesus uses a question to cause the people to think about what kind of person John the Baptist is. AT: And, surely you did not go out to the desert to see a man ... clothing!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# dressed in soft clothing
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"wearing expensive clothing." Rich people wore this kind of clothing.
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# Really
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This word adds emphasis to what follows. AT: "Indeed"
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# kings' houses
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"kings' palaces"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/johnthebaptist]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reed]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]