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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul arrives in Rome as a prisoner but with the freedom to stay in his own place. He calls the local Jews together to explain what has happened to him.
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# General Information:
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Here the word "we" refers to the writer, Paul, and those traveling with them, but not to the reader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "After we had arrived in Rome, the Roman authorities gave Paul permission to" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Then it came about that
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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# the leaders among the Jews
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These are the Jewish civil or religious leaders present in Rome.
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# Brothers
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Here this means "Fellow Jews."
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# against the people
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"against our people" or "against the Jews"
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# I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "some of the Jews arrested me in Jerusalem and placed me in the custody of the Roman authorities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# into the hands of the Romans
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Here "hands" stands for power or control. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# there was no reason in me for a death penalty
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"I had done nothing to cause them to execute me"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rome]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/warrior]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]] |