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# the events ... and with power
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This long sentence, which begins in verse 36, can be shortened into several sentences as in the UDB.
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# God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power
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The Holy Spirit and God's power are spoken of as if they are something that can be poured out onto a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# all who were oppressed by the devil
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The word "all" is a generalization. Alternate translation: "those who were oppressed by the devil" or "many people who were oppressed by the devil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# God was with him
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The idiom "was with him" means "was helping him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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