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874 B
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19 lines
874 B
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## They therefore, being sent by the church, passed ##
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This is a passive sentence which can be translated as, "Therefore the church send Paul, Barnabas, and some other believers from Antioch to Jerusalem. They passed... ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## passed through…announced ##
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The words used for "passed through" and "announced" indicate they spent some time in different places sharing in detail what God was doing.
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## the conversion of the Gentiles ##
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Many Gentiles changed their belief from the Greek & Roman gods to believing in Jesus.
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## they were welcomed by the church and... ##
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This is a passive construction that can be translated as "The church members welcomed them including..." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## with them ##
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"through them" |