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## Saul was in agreement ##
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Luke shifts the story from Stephen to Saul. you may need to understand how stories transition between key actors in your language.
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## dragged out ##
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they were taken by force
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## that day ##
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the day Stephen died
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## the believers were all scattered ##
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This is a hyperbole for many or most of the believers living in Jerusalem fled the persecution. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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## except the apostles. ##
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It is implied that the apostles remained in Jerusalem and they did not experience this great persecution. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## devout men ##
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"God-fearing men" or "men who feared God"
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## made great lamentation ##
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"mourned greatly…over him" (UDB)
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## he went into every house ##
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This is a hyperbole for Saul entering into many houses. He did not have authority to enter every house in Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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## dragged out men and women ##
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Saul forcefully took Jewish believers out of their home and put them into prison. |