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# General Information:
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In these verses, the word "he" refers to Barnabas. The word "they" refers to the believers of the church at Jerusalem.
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# General Information:
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The words "them" and "their" refer to the new believers. (See: [Acts 11:20 ](./19.md ))
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# ears of the church
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Here "ears" refers to the believers' hearing about the event. AT: "the believers in the church" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# saw the gift of God
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"saw the grace of God" or "how God acted kindly toward the believers"
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# he encouraged them
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"he kept on encouraging them"
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# to remain with the Lord
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"to remain faithful to the Lord" or "to continue to trust in the Lord"
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# with all their heart
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Here the "heart" refers to a person's will and desire. AT: "with all their will" or "with complete commitment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# full of the Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit controlled Barnabas as he obeyed the Holy Spirit.
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# many people were added to the Lord
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Here "added" means they came to believe the same thing as the others. AT: "many more people also believed in the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/church]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barnabas]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/antioch]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/filled]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]