That's the Matthew effect, those who hath little get even that taken away and thrown into prison.

这就是马太效应，没有的，连他所有的也要夺走，关进监牢里。

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If you lived during the time of Matthew himself, all of this stuff would seem fairly familiar to you, the idea that kings would come from far off and see a star, and that meant that the birth of someone great had been born.

如果你生活在马太的时代，你会觉得这些非常熟悉，比如国王沿着星星指引从远方而来，那说明有伟大的人物出生了。

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Student: Did Matthew come from a rich background then?

学生：那马太出身富裕吗？

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