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1006 B
Connecting Statement:
Paul continues his missionary journey.
General Information:
Phrygia is a province in Asia which is now modern day Turkey. See how you translated this in Acts 2:10.
landed at Caesarea
"arrived at Caesarea." The word "landed" is used to show that he arrived by ship.
he went up
He traveled to the city of Jerusalem. The phrase "went up" is used here because Jerusalem is higher in elevation than Caesarea.
greeted the Jerusalem church
Here "church" refers to the believers in Jerusalem. AT: "greeted the members of the church of Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
then went down
The phrase "went down" is used here because Antioch is lower in elevation than Jerusalem.
Paul departed
"Paul went away" or "Paul left"
After having spent some time there
This speaks about "time" as if it were a commodity that a person could spend. AT: After staying there for a while" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)