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# Connecting Statement:
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Peter begins to speak to the apostles and elders who met to discuss whether Gentiles had to receive circumcision and keep the law. (See: [Acts 15:5-6](./05.md))
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# General Information:
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The first word "them" refers to apostles and elders ([Acts 15:6](./05.md)) and the other words "them" and "their" refer to the believing Gentiles.
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# General Information:
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Here the word "you" is plural and refers to the apostles and elders present. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# General Information:
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The word "he" refers to God.
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# General Information:
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Here "us" is plural and refers to Peter, the apostles and elders, and all Jewish believers in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# Brothers
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Peter is addressing all of the believers who were present.
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# by my mouth
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Here "mouth" refers to Peter. AT: "from me" or "by me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the Gentiles should hear
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"the Gentiles would hear"
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# the word of the gospel
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Here "word" stands for a message. AT: "the message about Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# who knows the heart
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Here "heart" refers to the "minds" or "inner beings." AT: "who knows the people's minds" or "who knows what people think" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# witnesses to them
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"witnesses to the Gentiles"
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# giving them the Holy Spirit
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"causing the Holy Spirit to come upon them"
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# made no distinction
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God did not treat Jewish believers different from Gentile believers.
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# making their hearts clean by faith
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God's forgiving the Gentile believers' sins is spoken as though he literally cleaned their hearts. Here "heart" stands for the person's inner being. AT: "forgiving their sins because they believed in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/peter]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gentile]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]] |