en_tn_condensed/mrk/16/14.md

# Connecting Statement:

When Jesus meets with the eleven, he rebukes them for their unbelief and tells them to go out into all the world to preach the gospel.

# the eleven

These are the eleven apostles who remained after Judas left them.

# they were reclining at the table

This is a metonym for eating, which was the usual way people in that day ate meals. Alternate translation: "they were eating a meal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# reclining

In Jesus' culture, when people gathered to eat, they lay down on their sides, propping themselves up on pillows beside a low table.

# hardness of heart

Jesus is rebuking his disciples because they would not believe in him. Translate this idiom so it is understood that the disciples were not believing Jesus. Alternate translation: "refusal to believe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])