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# Connecting Statement:
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In verse 32, the story shifts from Saul to a new part of the story about Peter.
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# General Information:
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Verse 31 is a statement that gives an update on the church's growth.
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# the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria
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This is the first use of the singular "church" to refer to more than one local congregation. Here it refers to all the believers in all the groups throughout Israel.
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# had peace
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"lived peacefully." This means the persecution that started with the murder of Stephen was finished.
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# was built up
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The agent was either God or the Holy Spirit. This can be stated in active form. AT: "God helped them grow" or "the Holy Spirit built them up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# walking in the fear of the Lord
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"Walking" here is a metaphor for "living." AT: "living in obedience to the Lord" or "continuing to honor the Lord" (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs-metaphor]])
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# in the comfort of the Holy Spirit
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"with the Holy Spirit strengthening and encouraging them"
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# Now it came about
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This phrase is used to mark a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# throughout the whole region
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This is an generalization for Peter's visiting the believers in many places in the region of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# he came down
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The phrase "came down" is used here because Lydda is lower in elevation than the other places where he was traveling.
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# Lydda
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Lydda is a city located about 18 kilometers southeast of Joppa. This city was called Lod in the Old Testament and in modern Israel.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/church]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judea]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/galilee]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/peter]] |