# Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe

"Unless ... not believe" is a double negative. In some languages it is more natural to translate this statement in a positive form. AT: "Only if you see a miracle will you believe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])

# believed the word

Here "word" is a metonym that refers to the message that Jesus spoke. AT: "believed the message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])