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# Are you a king then?
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“So, you are a king?" Pilate asked this question to confirm that Jesus is calling himself a king, since Jesus said in the previous verse that he has a kingdom. This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “So, you are a king.”(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# testify to the truth
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Here "the truth" refers to the truth about God. Alternate translation: "tell people the truth about God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# who belongs to the truth
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This is an idiom that refers to anyone who loves the truth about God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# my voice
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Here "voice" is a synecdoche that refers to words Jesus says. Alternate translation: "the things I say" or "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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