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 # in this city
 
-Here "this" does not refer to a specific city. Alternate translation: "in one city"
+Here "this city" does not refer to a specific city. Alternate translation: "in one city"
 
 # flee to the next
 
 "flee to the next city"
 
-# truly I say to you
+# before the Son of Man has come
 
-"I tell you the truth." This phrase adds emphasis to what Jesus says next.
-
-# before the Son of Man has
-
-Jesus is speaking about himself. Alternate translation: "before I, the Son of Man, have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
-
-# has come
-
-"arrives"
+Jesus is speaking about himself. Alternate translation: "before I, the Son of Man, have come"