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# There was a man named Saul who did not believe in Jesus
This introduces Saul as a new character in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
# When he was a young man, he guarded the robes of the men who killed Stephen
This is background information about Saul. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# guarded the robes of the men who killed Stephen
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See [45:06 ](45/06 ).
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# from house to house
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This could mean ‘ into many houses.’
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# to arrest both men and women
This refers to men and women who believed in Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Damascus
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Damascus is now the capital of the country of Syria. During Saul’ s time, it was a city belonging to the Roman Empire. Most of the people there were not Jewish, but there were some Jews and also some followers of Jesus living there.
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# to bring them back to Jerusalem
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Paul’ s purpose can be made clear by adding “so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])