15:41a

And he traveled: Using the pronoun he indicates that Paul was the leader. Silas went with him and helped him. In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate that Paul went alone. If that is true in your language, you may want to indicate that Silas went too. For example:

He ⌊took Silas and⌋ went

Syria and Cilicia: These names refer to two Roman provinces. See how you spelled these names in 15:23.

15:41b

strengthening the churches: This means that Paul (and Silas) encouraged the believers in Syria and Cilicia to follow Jesus well. For example:

encouraging the churches (Contemporary English Version)

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