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44 lines
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# Connecting Statement:
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The council reacts to Stephen's words.
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# Now when the council members heard these things
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This is the turning point; the sermon ends and the council members react.
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# were cut to the heart
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To "cut to the heart" is an idiom for making a person extremely angry. AT: "were extremely angry" or "became very angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# ground their teeth at Stephen
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This action expressed their strong anger at Stephen or hatred of Stephen. AT: "they became so angry that they ground their teeth together" or "moved their teeth back and forth as they looked at Stephen."(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# looked up intently into heaven
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"Stared up into heaven." It appears that only Stephen saw this vision and not anyone else in the crowd.
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# saw the glory of God
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People normally experienced the glory of God as a bright light. AT: "saw a bright light from God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# and Jesus standing at the right hand of God
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To stand at God’s “right hand” is an idiom that means that Christ will rule as God, with God’s authority. AT: "and Jesus taking his stance where God is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Son of Man
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Stephen refers to Jesus by the title "Son of Man."
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/council]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/stephen]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/filled]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]] |