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# the Jews
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"the Jewish leaders"
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# incited ... women ... and ... men
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"stirred up ... women ... and ... men"
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# the devout women of high standing
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The word "devout" means that these women feared God. The phrase "of high standing" means that people respected these women.
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# the leading men
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"the most important men"
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# They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas
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The word "they" here probably refers to the devout women and the leading men. They listened to the Jews and then convinced the rest of the people in the city to persecute the apostles and throw them out.
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# threw them out of their region
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"made Paul and Barnabas leave their land"
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