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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Jesus finishes explaining to his disciples why he teaches with parables.
-
 # But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear
 
-Both of these statements mean the same thing. Jesus is emphasizing that they have pleased God because they have believed what Jesus has said and done. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
+These statements mean the same thing. Jesus is emphasizing that they have pleased God because they have believed what Jesus has said and done.
 
 # But blessed are your eyes, for they see
 
-Here "eyes" refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: "You are blessed because your eyes are able to see" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
-
-# your ... you
-
-All occurrences of these words are plural and refer to the disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
+"You are blessed because your eyes are able to see" 
 
 # your ears, for they hear
 
-Here "ears" refer to the whole person. You can also make clear the understood information. Alternate translation: "blessed are your ears, for they hear" "you are blessed because your ears are able to hear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
+"and blessed are your ears, for they hear" "you are blessed because your ears are able to hear"