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# Connecting Statement:
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Peter completes his speech to the Jewish religious rulers that he began in [Acts 4:8](./08.md).
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# General Information:
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Here the word "we" refers to Peter as well as those to whom he is speaking. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# Jesus Christ is the stone ... which has been made the head cornerstone
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Peter is quoting from the Psalms. This is a metaphor that means the religious leaders, like builders, rejected Jesus, but God will made him the most important in his kingdom, as a cornerstone in a building is important. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# head
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Here the word "head" means "most important" or "vital."
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# you as builders despised
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"you as builders rejected" or "you as builders rejected as worth nothing"
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# There is no salvation in any other person
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The noun "salvation" can be translated as a verb. This can be stated positively. AT: "He is the only person who is able to save" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# no other name under heaven given among men
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "no other name under heaven that God has given among men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# no other name ... given among men
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The phrase "name ... given among men" refers to the person of Jesus. AT: "no other person under heaven, who is given among men, by whom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# under heaven
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This is a way of referring to everywhere in the world. AT: "in the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# by which we must be saved
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "which can save us" or "who can save us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/cornerstone]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/salvation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]] |