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Then they returned
"The apostles returned"
a Sabbath day's journey
This refers to the distance which, according to Rabbinical tradition, a person was allowed to walk on a Sabbath day. AT: "about one kilometer away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
When they arrived
"When they reached their destination." Verse 12 says they were returning to Jerusalem.
the upper chamber
"the room on the upper level of the house"
They were all united as one
This means that the apostles and believers there all shared a common commitment and purpose, and there was no strife among them.
as they diligently continued in prayer
This means that the disciples prayed together regularly and frequently.
translationWords
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/mountofolives
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sabbath
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/peter
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/johntheapostle
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jamessonofzebedee
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/andrew
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philiptheapostle
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/thomas
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bartholomew
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/matthew
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jamessonofalphaeus
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/simonthezealot
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judassonofjames
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/mary
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray