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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Jesus continues to explain the parable that he told in [Matthew 15:13-14](./13.md).
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 # things that come out of the mouth
 
-This refers to what a person says. Alternate translation: "words that a person says" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"words that a person says"
 
 # from the heart
 
-Here "heart" refers to a person's mind or innermost being. Alternate translation: "from inside the person" or "from a person's mind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"from inside the person" or "from a person's mind"