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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-This tells about a prophecy made about Paul in Caesarea by the prophet Agabus.
-
 # took Paul's belt
 
 "removed Paul's belt from Paul's waist"
 
 # Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up ... of the Gentiles.'
 
-This is a quotation within a quotation. The inner quotation can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "The Holy Spirit says that this will be how the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up ... of the Gentiles." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations]])
+"The Holy Spirit says that this will be how the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up ... of the Gentiles."
 
 # the Jews
 
-This does not mean all the Jews. Alternate translation: "the Jewish leaders" or "some of the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
+"the Jewish leaders" or "some of the Jews"
 
 # hand him over
 
@@ -20,9 +16,5 @@ This does not mean all the Jews. Alternate translation: "the Jewish leaders" or
 
 # into the hands of the Gentiles
 
-The word "hands" here represents control. Alternate translation: "into the legal custody of the Gentiles" or "to the Gentiles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
-
-# the Gentiles
-
-This stands for the authorities among the Gentiles. Alternate translation: "the Gentile authorities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
+"into the legal custody of the Gentiles" or "to the Gentile authorities"