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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)
guarded the robes of the men who killed Stephen
See 45:06.
from house to house
This could mean ‘into many houses.’
to arrest both men and women
This refers to men and women who believed in Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Damascus
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.
to bring them back to Jerusalem
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)