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-# Connecting Statement:
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-This begins the story of Paul's arrest.
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 # the seven days
 
 These are the seven days for purification.
 
-# in the temple
-
-Paul was not in the temple itself. He was in the temple courtyard. Alternate translation: "in the temple courtyard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
-
 # stirred up the whole crowd
 
-People who incited a crowd to become very angry at Paul are spoken of as if they stirred up the crowd's emotions. Alternate translation: "caused a large number of people to be very angry at Paul" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"caused a large number of people to be very angry at Paul" 
 
 # laid hands on him
 
-Here "laid hands on" means to "seized" or to "grabbed." See how you translated "laid hands on" in [Acts 5:18](../05/18.md). Alternate translation: "grabbed Paul" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+"grabbed Paul"