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Connecting Statement:
This is another part of the story of Paul's travels as he goes to Corinth.
General Information:
Aquila and Priscilla are introduced to the story and verses 2 and 3 give background information about them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
After these things
"After these events took place in Athens"
Athens
Athens was one of the most important cities in Greece. See how you translated this in Acts 17:15.
There he met
Possible meanings are that 1) Paul happened to find by chance or 2) Paul intentionally found.
a Jew named Aquila
Here the phrase "a certain" indicates this is introducing new person in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
a native of Pontus
Pontus was a province on the southern coast of the Black Sea. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
had recently come
This is probably sometime in the past year.
Italy
This is the name of land. Rome is the capital city of Italy. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Claudius had commanded
Claudius was the current Roman emperor. See how you translated this in Acts 11:28.
he worked at the same trade
"he did the same kind of work that they did"