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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Gamaliel finishes addressing the council members.
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 # if it is of God
 
-Here the word "it" refers to "this plan or work." Alternate translation: "if God has devised this plan or commanded these men to do this work" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"if God has devised this plan or commanded these men to do this work"
 
 # So they were persuaded
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "So Gamaliel persuaded them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"So Gamaliel persuaded them"