# General Information:

The words "They" and "they" refer to the believers in the church in Antioch. (See: [Acts 11:27](./27.md))

# So

This word means marks an event that happened because of something else that happened first. In this case, they sent money because of Agabus' prophesy or the famine.

# as each one was able

The richer people sent more; the poorer people sent less.

# the brothers in Judea

"the believers in Judea"

# by the hand of Barnabas and Saul

The hand is a synecdoche for the action of the whole person. AT: "by having Barnabas and Saul take to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barnabas]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]