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1.2 KiB
1.2 KiB
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- (Jesus begins to speak directly to his Father in the presence of the disciples.)
- Lord of heaven and earth - "Master over everyone and everything in heaven and earth"
- these things - This refers to Jesus' previous teaching about the authority of the disciples. It may be best to simply say "these things" and let the reader determine the meaning.
- the wise and understanding - "from people who are wise and understanding." This can be translated as "from people who think they are wise and understanding." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_irony)
- untaught, like little children - The term in the Greek refers to a very young child. Possible meanings are 1) "untaught" (ULB) or 2) "who accept your truth readily" (UDB).
- like little children - This is a simile for people who are not wise and knowledgable, or people who know that they are not wise and knowledgable. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
- for so it was well-pleasing in your sight - "for you saw that it was good to do that"