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# General Information:
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The writer begins to give background information about Aquila and Priscilla. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# There he met
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Possible meanings are that 1) Paul happened to find by chance or 2) Paul intentionally found.
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# a Jew named Aquila
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Here the phrase "a certain" indicates this is introducing new person in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# a native of Pontus
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Pontus was a province on the southern coast of the Black Sea. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# had recently come
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This is probably sometime in the past year.
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# Italy
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This is the name of land. Rome is the capital city of Italy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Claudius had commanded
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Claudius was the current Roman emperor. See how you translated this in [Acts 11:28](../11/28.md).
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