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# so clothes the grass in the fields
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This is a metaphor that means God makes the flowers beautiful. AT: "makes the grass in the fields so beautiful" or "makes-beautiful the grass in the fields" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# grass
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If your language has a word that includes "grass" and 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. AT: "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 the metaphor of clothes in this question to teach the people that God will provide what they need. AT: "he will certainly provide for you ... faith." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor).
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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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# Therefore
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"Because of all of this"
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# ‘What clothes will we wear?’
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In this sentence, "clothes" is a metaphor, representing material possessions. AT: "What possessions will we have?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor).
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]] |