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 # knew their thoughts
 
-Jesus knew what they were thinking either supernaturally or because he could see them talking to each other.
+Jesus knew what they were thinking
 
 # Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?
 
-Jesus used this question to rebuke the scribes. Here "hearts" refers to their minds or their thoughts. Alternate translation: "Do not think evil thoughts." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+This question can be translated with a statement. Here "hearts" refers to their minds or their thoughts. Alternate translation: 'You are thinking evil in your hearts." or "You should not think evil thoughts." 
 
 # evil