en_tn/luk/07/27.md

# This is he of whom it is written

"That prophet is the one the prophets wrote about" or "John is the one the prophets wrote about long ago"

# See, I am sending

In this verse, Jesus is quoting the prophet Malachi and saying that John is the messenger of which Malachi spoke.

# before your face

This idiom means "in front of you" or "to go ahead of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# your

The word "your" is singular because God was speaking to the Messiah in the quotation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# I say to you

Jesus was speaking to the crowd so "you" is plural. Jesus used this phrase to emphasize the truth of the surprising thing he was about to say next. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# among those born of women

"among those to whom a woman has given birth." This is a metaphor that refers to all people. AT: "of all the people who have ever lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# none is greater than John

"John is the greatest"

# the one who is least in the kingdom of God

This refers to anyone who is part of the kingdom that God will establish.

# greater than he is

The spiritual state of people in the kingdom of God will be higher than of the people before the kingdom was established. AT: "higher spiritual status than John" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# This is he of whom it is written`
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			`"That prophet is the one the prophets wrote about" or "John is the one the prophets wrote about long ago"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# See, I am sending`

			`In this verse, Jesus is quoting the prophet Malachi and saying that John is the messenger of which Malachi spoke.`

			`# before your face`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom means "in front of you" or "to go ahead of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# your`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "your" is singular because God was speaking to the Messiah in the quotation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I say to you`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jesus was speaking to the crowd so "you" is plural. Jesus used this phrase to emphasize the truth of the surprising thing he was about to say next. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# among those born of women`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"among those to whom a woman has given birth." This is a metaphor that refers to all people. AT: "of all the people who have ever lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# none is greater than John`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"John is the greatest"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the one who is least in the kingdom of God`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to anyone who is part of the kingdom that God will establish.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# greater than he is`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The spiritual state of people in the kingdom of God will be higher than of the people before the kingdom was established. AT: "higher spiritual status than John" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`