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# The ones along the path are those
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"The seeds that fell along the path are those." Jesus tells what happens to the seeds as it relates to people. Alternate translation: "The seeds that fell along the path represent people" or "In the parable, the seeds that fell along the path represent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# are those who
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Jesus speaks of the seeds showing something about people as if the seeds were the people. Alternate translation: "show what happens to people who" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts
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Here "hearts is a metonym for people's minds or inner beings. Alternate translation: "the devil comes and takes away the message of God from their inner thoughts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# takes away
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In the parable this was a metaphor of a bird snatching away the seeds. Try to use words in your language that keep that image. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# so they may not believe and be saved. The
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Since this is the devil's purpose, it can be translated as: Alternate translation: "because the devil thinks, 'They must not believe and they must not be saved,' The" or "so it will not be that they believe and God saves them. The" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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