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# Connecting Statement:
The religious leaders began to persecute the believers.
# But
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This begins a contrasting story. You may translate this in the way that your language introduces a contrasting narrative.
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# the high priest rose up
Here the phrase "rose up" means that the high priest decided to take action, not that he stood up from a seated position. AT: "the high priest took action" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# they were filled with jealousy
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The abstract noun "jealousy" can be translated as an adjective. This could be stated in active form. AT: "they became very jealous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# laid hands on the apostles
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This means that they seized the apostles by force. They would have ordered guards to do this. AT: "had the guards arrest the apostles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/highpriest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/raise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sadducee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jealous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/apostle]]