# 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]]