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## Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? ##
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John used a rhetorical question to emphasize who the liars are. It could be translated as a question with an answer: "Who is the liar? It is anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## denies that Jesus is the Christ ##
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"refuses to say that Jesus is the Christ" or "says that Jesus is not the Christ"
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## denies the Father and the Son ##
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This can be translated as "refuses to say the truth about the Father and the Son" or "rejects the Father and the Son."
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## does not have the Father ##
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"does not belong to the Father"
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## confesses the Son ##
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"speaks the truth about the Son"
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## has the Father ##
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"belongs to the Father" |