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## When they had passed ##
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The word "they" refers to Paul and Silas. Timothy and Luke are not with Paul and Silas.
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## passed through ##
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"traveled through"
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## cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia ##
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These are costal cities in Macedonia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## as his custom was ##
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"as his habit was" or "as his common practice was". Paul usually went to the synagogue on the Sabbath when Jews would be present.
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## went into them ##
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"Them" refers to the synagogue and the Jews who met there.
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## reasoned with them ##
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"debated with the Jews of the Synagogue" or "discussed with the Jews of the Synagogue"
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