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871 B
871 B
One thing you lack
"There is one thing you are missing." Here Jesus speaks of the act of "not doing something" as "lacking something." AT: "There is one thing you have not yet done" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
lack
not having something
give it to the poor
Here the word "it" refers to the things he sells and is a metonym for the money he receives when he sells them. AT: "give the money to the poor" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the poor
This refers to poor people. AT: "poor people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)
treasure
"riches"
had many possessions
"owned many things"