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Mk 13:34a ... "as a man away from people sent the house of him, ..."

Verse 13:34 has 4 phrases containing 24 dialog words. Each phrase is a scene and a mini parable about Jesus and the man who went on a journey. The 1st phrase has these 7 words ... hōs anthrōpos apodēmos afeis tēn oikian autou (As a man away from people sent the house of him, ...).

The 7 dialog words are top down from the hands of Jesus to the two men leaving his house. The 4 words "hōs anthrōpos apodēmos afeis" (As a man away from people sent) refers to Jesus who was "sent away" (crucified) from "people" (Jews, mankind). The 3 words "the house of him" refers to Judah, the house (land) of the Jews; and to Galilee, the house (land) of the Gentiles. The adjective "apodēmos" from "apo" (away from) and "demos" (people) describes "the man Jesus." According to Biblical scholars, the 7 words also refers to a man leaving his house to go on a journey.

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