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# does not come if he would not steal
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This is a double negative. In some languages it is more natural to use a positive statement. Alternate translation: "comes only so that he may steal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# steal and kill and destroy
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Here the implied metaphor is "sheep," which represents God's people. Alternate translation: "steal and kill and destroy the sheep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# so that they will have life
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The word "they" refers to the sheep. "Life" refers to eternal life. Alternate translation: "so that they will really live, lacking nothing"
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