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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus begins to rebuke the religious leaders because of their hypocrisy.
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# But woe to you
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"How terrible it will be for you!" See how you translated this in [Matthew 11:21](../11/20.md).
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# You shut the kingdom of heaven against people
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Here "kingdom of heaven" refers to God's rule as king. This phrase is found only in the book of Matthew. If possible, keep "heaven" in your translation. AT: "You prevent people from accepting our God in heaven as their king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you do not enter it
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"you do not accept God as your king"
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# neither do you allow those about to enter to do so
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"neither do you allow those who want to accept God as their king to do so"
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# you go over sea and land
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This is an idiom that means they go to distant places. AT: "you travel great distances" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# to make one convert
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"to make one person accept your religion"
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# son of hell
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Here "son of" is an idiom that means "one belonging to." AT: "person who belongs in hell" or "person who should go to hell" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# you devour widows' houses
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In the footnote, "devour" is a metaphor that means to take by force. Possible meanings are 1) "houses" refers to their houses. AT: "you steal widows' homes from them" or 2) "houses" is synecdoche for all their possessions. AT: "you steal all the possessions of widows" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/scribe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pharisee]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hypocrite]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/receive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hell]] |