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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Jesus responds to the Pharisees' criticism.
-
 # to them
 
 "to the Pharisees"
 
 # Have you never read ... with him?
 
-Jesus uses a question to respond to the criticism of the Pharisees. Jesus is challenging them to think about the meaning of the scriptures they have read. Alternate translation: "I know you have read about ... with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+Jesus is challenging the Pharisees to think about the meaning of the scriptures they have read. Alternate translation: “Surely you have read about ... with him.”
 
 # when he was hungry, and the men who were with him
 
-The phrase "were hungry" is understood from the phrase "was hungry." Alternate translation: "when he was hungry and the men who were with him were hungry" or "when he and those with him were hungry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
+“when he was hungry and the men who were with him were hungry” or “when he and those with him were hungry”