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# General Information:
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Here the second instance of "they" refers to Peter and John. All other occurrences of the word "they" in this section refer to the Jewish leaders.
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# the boldness of Peter and John
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Here the abstract noun "boldness" refers to the way in which Peter and John responded to the Jewish leaders, and can be translated with an adverb or an adjective. AT: "how boldly Peter and John had spoken" or "how bold Peter and John were" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# boldness
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"fearlessness" or "courage"
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# realized that they were ordinary, uneducated men
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The Jewish leaders "realized" this because of the way Peter and John spoke. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# realized
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"understood"
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# ordinary, uneducated men
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The words "ordinary" and "uneducated" share similar meanings. They emphasize that Peter and John had received no formal training in Jewish law. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# the man who was healed
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the man whom Peter and John had healed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# nothing to say against this
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"nothing to say against Peter and John's healing of the man." Here the word "this" refers to what Peter and John had done. |