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# How difficult it is

"It is very difficult"

# Jesus said to them again

"Jesus said to his disciples again"

# Children

"My children." Jesus refers to his disciples as "children," for he is teaching them as a father would teach his children. AT: "My friends" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# how hard it is

"it is very hard"

# It is easier ... kingdom of God

Jesus uses an exaggeration to emphasize how very difficult it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# It is easier for a camel

This speaks of an impossible situation. If you cannot state this in this way in your language, it can be written as a hypothetical situation. AT: "It would be easier for a camel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# a needle's eye

"the hole of a needle." This refers to the small hole in the end of a sewing needle that thread passes through.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# How difficult it is`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"It is very difficult"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Jesus said to them again`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Jesus said to his disciples again"`

			`# Children`

			`"My children." Jesus refers to his disciples as "children," for he is teaching them as a father would teach his children. AT: "My friends" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# how hard it is`

			`"it is very hard"`

			`# It is easier ... kingdom of God`

			`Jesus uses an exaggeration to emphasize how very difficult it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])`

			`# It is easier for a camel`

			`This speaks of an impossible situation. If you cannot state this in this way in your language, it can be written as a hypothetical situation. AT: "It would be easier for a camel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])`

			`# a needle's eye`

			`"the hole of a needle." This refers to the small hole in the end of a sewing needle that thread passes through.`