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815 B
Markdown
27 lines
815 B
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## Now ##
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this begins a new part of the story
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## about that time ##
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the time when the disciples in Antioch sent money to help the brothers in Judea
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## laid hands on ##
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This is an expression for "sent soldiers to arrest" or "sent soldiers to seize and put in prison." (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## some of those from the assembly ##
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It is implied from context it was the leaders of the church. It can be translated as "the leaders of the congregation" or "the leaders of the group of believers." (see [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## to mistreat them ##
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"to cause the believers to suffer"
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## He killed ##
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"Herod the king killed" or "Herod the king gave orders to kill"
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## He killed James…with the sword ##
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This was specifying the manner in which James was killed. |