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## News about them ##
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"them" are the new believers at Antioch.
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## the ears of the church ##
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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This is an expression for "the believers in Jerusalem heard about them." (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## they sent ##
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believers from the church in Jerusalem sent
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## saw the gift of God ##
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"saw the grace of God" or "how God acted kindly toward the believers" (UDB)
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## He encouraged them ##
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"he kept on encouraging them."
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## remain with the Lord ##
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"to remain faithful to the Lord"
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## with all their heart ##
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"to be devoted to the Lord" or "to trust completely in the Lord" (UDB)
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## full of the Holy Spirit ##
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The Holy Spirit controlled Barnabas as he obeyed the Holy Spirit.
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## many people were added to the Lord. ##
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An expression for "many people believed in the Lord". (see: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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