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-# General Information:
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-Both instances of "they" refers to Paul and Silas ([Acts 16:40](../16/40.md)).
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-# Connecting Statement:
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-This continues the story of Paul, Silas, and Timothy's missionary trip. They arrive in Thessalonica, apparently without Luke, since he says "they" and not "we."
-
 # Now
 
 This word is used here to mark a stop in the main story. Here Luke, the author, starts to tell a new part of the story.
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 # cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia
 
-These are coastal cities in Macedonia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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-# they came to the city
-
-Here "came to" can be translated as "went to" or "arrived at." Alternate translation: "they went to the city" or "they arrived at the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-go]])
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+These are coastal cities in Macedonia.