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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to talk about entering into God's kingdom.
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# Once the owner
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"After the owner"
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# the owner of the house
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This refers to the owner of the house with the narrow door in the previous verses. This is a metaphor for God as the ruler of the kingdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# you will stand outside
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Jesus was talking to a crowd. The form of "you" is plural. He is addressing them as if they will not enter through the narrow door into the kingdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# pound the door
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"hit on the door." This is an attempt to gain the owner's attention.
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