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# General Information:
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Here the word "He" refers to the Lord.
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# So they stayed there
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"Nevertheless they stayed there." Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium to help the many people who had believed in [Acts 14:1](./01.md). "So" could be omitted if it adds confusion to the text.
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# gave evidence about the message of his grace
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"demonstrated that the message about his grace was true"
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# about the message of his grace
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"about the message of the Lord's grace"
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# by granting signs and wonders to be done by the hands of Paul and Barnabas
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "by enabling Paul and Barnabas to perform signs and wonders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# by the hands of Paul and Barnabas
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Here "hands" refers to the will and effort of these two men as guided by the Holy Spirit. AT: "by the ministry of Paul and Barnabas" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the majority of the city was divided
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Here "city"refers to the people in the city. AT: "most of the people of the city were divided" or "most of the people of the city did not agree with each other" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# sided with the Jews
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"supported the Jews" or "agreed with the Jews." The first group mentioned did not agree with the message about grace.
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# with the apostles
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The second group mentioned agreed with the message about grace. It may be helpful to restate the verb. AT: "sided with the apostles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# the apostles
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Luke refers to Paul and Barnabas. Here "apostle" might be used in the general sense of "ones sent out." |