Acts 11:19 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 11:19

Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

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ASV

They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.

KJV

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now they which were scattered abroad,.... These were not the apostles, but the other ministers of the word; see Act 8:1 who were dispersed upon the persecution that arose about Stephen; his preaching and miracles, his oration in defence of himself, and his death: these travelled as far as Phenice; a country near to Syria and Galilee; its chief towns and cities were Tripolis, Botrys, Biblus, Berytus, Tyre, Sidon, Ecdippa, Ptolemais, and Dora. It was famous, as Pliny says (x), for the invention of letters, and of the constellations, and of naval and warlike arts.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Now they ... - This verse introduces a new train of historical remark; and from this point the course of the history of the Acts of the Apostles takes a new direction. Thus far, the history had recorded chiefly the preaching of the gospel to the Jews. From this point the history records the efforts made to convert the Gentiles.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"It was almost an Oriental Rome, in which all the forms of the civilized life of the empire found some representative; and through the two first centuries of the Christian era it was what Constantinople became afterwards, 'the Gate of the East'" [HOWSON].

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Οἱ	Hoi	Those	G3588 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
διασπαρέντες	diasparentes	having been scattered	G1289 →
ἀπὸ	apo	by	G575 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
θλίψεως	thlipseōs	tribulation	G2347 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
γενομένης	genomenēs	having taken place	G1096 →
ἐπὶ	epi	over	G1909 →
Στεφάνῳ	Stephanō	Stephen	G4736 →
διῆλθον	diēlthon	passed through	G1330 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
Φοινίκης	Phoinikēs	Phoenicia	G5403 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Κύπρου	Kuprou	Cyprus	G2954 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἀντιοχείας	Antiocheias	Antioch	G490 →
μηδενὶ	mēdeni	to no one	G3367 →
λαλοῦντες	lalountes	speaking	G2980 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λόγον	logon	word	G3056 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
μόνον	monon	solely	G3441 →
Ἰουδαίοις.¶	Ioudaiois	to Jews.	G2453 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Acts 15:22
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among…
leads to
- Acts 15:27
  Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
- Acts 15:40
  but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
- Acts 18:5
  And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 1:23
  So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
Through
Acts 15:3
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
leads to
- Acts 14:27
  When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Through
Acts 4:36
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
leads to
- Galatians 2:9
  And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and…
- Galatians 2:1
  Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
- Galatians 2:13
  The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts