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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to instruct his disciples about the reasons why they should not be afraid of the persecution that they might experience.
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# He who ... is not worthy
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Here "he" means any person in general. AT: "Those who ... are not worthy" or "If you ... you are not worthy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# loves
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The word for "love" here refers to "brotherly love" or "love from a friend." AT: "cares for" or "is devoted to" or "is fond of"
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# worthy of me
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"deserve to belong to me" or "worthy to be my disciple"
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# pick up his cross and follow after me
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"carry his cross and follow me." The cross represents suffering and death. Taking up the cross represents being willing to suffer and die. AT: "must obey me even to the point of suffering and dying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# pick up
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"take up" or "pick up and carry"
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# He who finds ... will lose ... he who loses ... will find
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Jesus uses a proverb to teach his disciples. This should be translated with as few words as possible. AT: "Those who find ... will lose ... those who lose ... will find" or "If you find ... you will lose ... if you lose ... you will find" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])
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# finds
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This is a metaphor for "keeps" or "saves." AT: "tries to keep" or "tries to save" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# will lose it
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This does not mean the person will die. It is a metaphor that means the person will not experience spiritual life with God. AT: "will not have true life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# who loses his life
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This does not mean to die. It is a metaphor that means a person considers obeying Jesus more important than his own life. AT: "who denies himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# for my sake
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"because he trusts me" or "on my account" or "because of me." This is the same idea as "for my sake" in [Matthew 10:18](./16.md).
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# will find it
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This metaphor means the person will experience spiritual life with God. AT: "will find true life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worthy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/cross]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]] |