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# General Information:
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In verses 25 and 26, Jesus prays to his heavenly Father while still in the presence of the crowd. In verse 27, he begins to address the people again.
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# Father
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This is an important title for God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# Lord of heaven and earth
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"Lord who rules over heaven and earth." The phrase "heaven and earth" is a merism that refers to all people and things in the universe. AT: "Lord who rules over the whole universe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# you concealed these things ... and revealed them
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It is not clear what is meant by "these things." If your language needs to specify what is meant, an alternative translation might be best. AT: "you concealed these truths ... and revealed them"
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# you concealed these things from
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"you hid these things from" or "you have not made these things known to." This verb is the opposite of "revealed."
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# from the wise and understanding
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These nominal adjectives can be translated as adjectives. AT: "from people who are wise and understanding" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# the wise and understanding
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Jesus is using irony. He does not think these people are really wise. AT: "people who think they are wise and understanding" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
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# revealed them
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"made them known." The pronoun "them" refers to "these things" earlier in this verse.
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# to those who are untaught
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"to those who are ignorant"
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# like little children
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Jesus compares an ignorant person to a little child. Jesus is emphasizing that many of those who believe him are not well educated or think of themselves as wise. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# for so it was well-pleasing in your sight
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The phrase "in your sight" is a metonym that stands for how a person considers something. AT: "for you considered it good to do this" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# All things have been entrusted to me from my Father
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "My Father has entrusted all things to me" or "My Father has given everything over to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# All things
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Possible meanings are 1) God the Father has revealed everything about himself and his kingdom to Jesus or 2) God has given all authority to Jesus.
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# my Father
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This is an important title for God that describes the relationship between God and Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# no one knows the Son except the Father
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"only the Father knows the Son"
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# no one knows
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Both times Jesus uses this phrase, the word "knows" means more than just knowing the person. It means knowing the person intimately because they have a special relationship.
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# the Son
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Jesus was referring to himself in the third person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# Son
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This is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# no one knows the Father except the Son
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"only the Son knows the Father" |