Note that verse 11 does not add any new information which is not already contained in the two preceding verses. It is simply an emphatic repetition of the essential information. In some languages one must add a term such as “really,” for example, “he had really astounded them.” By such emphatic forms one can justify the repetition of the information.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .