en_tn/act/08/01.md

# Connecting Statement:

The story shifts from Stephen to Saul in these verses.

# General Information:

It may be helpful to your audience to move these parts of the story about Stephen together by using a verse bridge as the UDB does. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-versebridge]])

# So there began ... except the apostles

This part of verse 1 is background information about the persecution that began after Stephen's death. This explains why Saul was persecuting the believers in verse 3. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# that day

This refers to the day that Stephen died. (See: [Acts 7:59-60](../07/59.md))

# the believers were all scattered

The word "all" is a generalization to express that a large number of the believers left Jerusalem because of the persecution. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# except the apostles

This statement implies that the apostles remained in Jerusalem even though they also experienced this great persecution. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Devout men

"God-fearing men" or "Men who feared God"

# made great lamentation over him

"greatly mourned his death"

# dragged out men and women

Saul forcefully took Jewish believers out of their home and put them into prison.

# house after house

"houses one by one"

# dragged out men and women

"took away men and women by force"

# men and women

This refers to men and women who believed in Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/persecute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/church]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judea]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/samaria]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/apostle]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/church]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The story shifts from Stephen to Saul in these verses.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`It may be helpful to your audience to move these parts of the story about Stephen together by using a verse bridge as the UDB does. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-versebridge]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# So there began ... except the apostles`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This part of verse 1 is background information about the persecution that began after Stephen's death. This explains why Saul was persecuting the believers in verse 3. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# that day`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to the day that Stephen died. (See: [Acts 7:59-60](../07/59.md))`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the believers were all scattered`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "all" is a generalization to express that a large number of the believers left Jerusalem because of the persecution. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# except the apostles`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This statement implies that the apostles remained in Jerusalem even though they also experienced this great persecution. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Devout men`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"God-fearing men" or "Men who feared God"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# made great lamentation over him`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"greatly mourned his death"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# dragged out men and women`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Saul forcefully took Jewish believers out of their home and put them into prison.`

			`# house after house`

			`"houses one by one"`

			`# dragged out men and women`

			`"took away men and women by force"`

			`# men and women`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This refers to men and women who believed in Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/persecute]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/church]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believer]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judea]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/samaria]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/apostle]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/church]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]`