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17 lines
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# I received letters from them
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"The high priests and elders gave me letters"
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# for the brothers in Damascus
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Here "brothers" refers to "fellow Jews."
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# to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem
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"to bind those of the Way with chains and bring them back to Jerusalem"
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# to be punished
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "so that they would receive punishment" or "so that the Jewish authorities could punish them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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