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# Connecting Statement:
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This ends the story of Lydia.
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# A certain woman named Lydia
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Here "A certain woman" introduces a new person in the story. AT: "There was a woman named Lydia" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# a seller of purple
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Here "cloth" is understood. AT: "a merchant who sold purple cloth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# Thyatira
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This is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# worshiped God
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A worshiper of God is a Gentile who gives praise to God and follows him, but does not obey all of the Jewish laws.
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# The Lord opened her heart to pay attention
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For the Lord to cause someone to pay attention and believe a message is spoken of as if he were opening a person's heart. AT: "The Lord caused her to listen well and to believe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# opened her heart
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Here "heart" stands for a person's mind. Also, the author speaks about the "heart" or "mind" as if it were a box that a person could open so it is ready for someone to fill it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# what was said by Paul
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "what Paul said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# When she and her house were baptized
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "When they baptized Lydia and members of her household" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# her house
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Here "house" represents the people who live in her house. AT: "the members of her household" or "her family and household servants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/baptize]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]] |