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# so clothes the grass in the fields
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Jesus continues to speak about the lilies as if they were people who wore clothes. The lilies being clothed is a metaphor for the plants having beautiful and colorful flowers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# grass
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If your language has a general word that can refer both to "grass" and to the word you used for "lilies" in the previous verse, you can use it here.
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# is thrown into the oven
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The Jews at that time used grass in their fires to cook their food. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "someone throws it into a fire" or "someone burns it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# how much more will he clothe you ... faith?
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Jesus uses this question to teach the people that God will provide what they need. Alternate translation: "he will certainly clothe you ... faith." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# you of little faith
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"you who have such little faith." Jesus addresses the people this way because their anxiety about clothing shows they have little faith in God.
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