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# Connecting Statement:
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This begins the story of Philip, whom the people had chosen as a deacon. (See: [Acts 6:5](../06/05.md))
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# who had been scattered
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The cause for the scattering, the persecution, was stated previously. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "who had fled the great persecution and had gone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# proclaiming the good news of the word
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"proclaiming the word as good news" or "proclaiming the good news, the word"
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# the word
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This is a metonym for "the message." You may need to make explicit that the message was about Jesus. Alternate translation: "the message about Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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