# Connecting Statement:

When Jesus meets with the eleven, he rebukes them for their unbelief and tells them to go out into all the world to preach the gospel.

# the eleven

These are the eleven apostles who remained after Judas left them.

# they were reclining at the table

This is a metonym for eating, which was the usual way people in that day ate meals. AT: "they were eating a meal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# reclining

In Jesus' culture, when people gathered to eat, they lay down on their sides, propping themselves up on pillows beside a low table.

# hardness of heart

Jesus is rebuking his disciples because they would not believe in him. Translate this idiom so it is understood that the disciples were not believing Jesus. AT: "refusal to believe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])