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Luke 13 General Notes
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Assumed Knowledge
This chapter begins with references to two events, the details of which have not been preserved (Luke 13:1-5). Despite this lack of knowledge, the teaching still makes sense to the modern reader. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
The use of paradox
A paradox is a seemingly absurd statement, which appears to contradict itself, but it is not absurd. A paradox occurs in this chapter: "those who are least important will be first, and those who are most important will be last" (Luke 13:30).