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They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. <a href="/esv/acts/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. <a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews. <a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So indeed those having been scattered by the tribulation having taken place over Stephen passed through to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. <a href="/kjv/acts/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. <a href="/nasb_/acts/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. <a href="/nasb/acts/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. <a href="/nasb77/acts/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. <a href="/lsb/acts/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. <a href="/amp/acts/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So then [since they were unaware of these developments] those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with [the stoning of] Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, without telling the message [of salvation through Christ] to anyone except Jews. <a href="/csb/acts/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. <a href="/hcsb/acts/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews. <a href="/asv/acts/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/acts/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Some of the Lord's followers had been scattered because of the terrible trouble that started when Stephen was killed. They went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message only to the Jews. <a href="/erv/acts/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/acts/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Some of the believers who were scattered by the trouble that broke out following Stephen's death went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and the city of Antioch. They spoke God's word only to Jewish people. <a href="/gnt/acts/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Some of the believers who were scattered by the persecution which took place when Stephen was killed went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the message to Jews only. <a href="/isv/acts/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now the people who were scattered by the persecution that started because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. <a href="/msb/acts/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews. <a href="/net/acts/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews. <a href="/nheb/acts/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only. <a href="/wbt/acts/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now they who were dispersed upon the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but to the Jews only. <a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews. <a href="/web/acts/11.htm">World English Bible</a> They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through to Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only; <a href="/blb/acts/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So indeed those having been scattered by the tribulation having taken place over Stephen passed through to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. <a href="/ylt/acts/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through unto Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only; <a href="/slt/acts/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Therefore truly those dispersed by the pressure having been on account of Stephen, passed through even to Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except the Jews only.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now they who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose on occasion of Stephen, went about as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none, but to the Jews only. <a href="/cpdv/acts/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And some of them, having been dispersed by the persecution that had occurred under Stephen, traveled around, even to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one, except to Jews only. <a href="/nabre/acts/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but Jews. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, and they spoke the word to no one except Jews.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution which occurred on account of Stephen, traveled as far as Phoe-ni’ci-a and even to the land of Cyprus, and to An’tioch, preaching the word to none but to the Jews only. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But those who were scattered by the suffering which occurred concerning Estephanos had reached Phoenicia and the region of Cyprus and unto Antiakia, when they were speaking the word with no one but the Jews.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, traveled as far as Phenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. <a href="/godbey/acts/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then indeed those having been dispersed abroad on account of the persecution prevailing over Stephen came through even to Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only. <a href="/haweis/acts/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Now those also who were dispersed by the persecution which arose on account of Stephen passed on as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no man except the Jews only. <a href="/mace/acts/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> In the mean time they who were dispers'd upon the persecution that arose after Stephen's time, had travell'd as far as Phenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, without preaching the gospel to any, but Jews only. <a href="/wey/acts/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews. <a href="/worrell/acts/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Those, therefore, who were dispersed by reason of the tribulation that arose about Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews only. <a href="/worsley/acts/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now they that were dispersed by the trouble, which arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but the Jews only. <a href="/parallel/acts/11-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3677" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/11.htm">The Church at Antioch</a> 18When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.” 19<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Prtcl) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those</a> <a href="/greek/1289.htm" title="1289: diasparentes (V-APP-NMP) -- To scatter (like seed), disperse. From dia and speiro; to sow throughout, i.e. distribute in foreign lands.">scattered</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2347.htm" title="2347: thlipseōs (N-GFS) -- Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure.">persecution</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genomenēs (V-APM-GFS) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">that began</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/4736.htm" title="4736: Stephanō (N-DMS) -- The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian.">Stephen</a> <a href="/greek/1330.htm" title="1330: diēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.">traveled as far as</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Prep) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until."></a> <a href="/greek/5403.htm" title="5403: Phoinikēs (N-GFS) -- Phoenicia, a northern coast strip of the Roman province Syria. From phoinix; palm-country; Phoenice, a region of Palestine.">Phoenicia,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2954.htm" title="2954: Kyprou (N-GFS) -- Cyprus. Of uncertain origin; Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean.">Cyprus,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/490.htm" title="490: Antiocheias (N-GFS) -- From Antiochus; Antiochia, a place in Syria.">Antioch,</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">speaking</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">message</a> <a href="/greek/3367.htm" title="3367: mēdeni (Adj-DMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">only</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaiois (Adj-DMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">to Jews.</a> <a href="/greek/3440.htm" title="3440: monon (Adv) -- Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely."></a> 20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1-4</a> And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. / God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. / But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. ... <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a> Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1</a> Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. <a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Acts 15:3</a> 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. <a href="/acts/15-35.htm">Acts 15:35</a> But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord. <a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Acts 18:22-23</a> When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch. / After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Acts 20:1-2</a> When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia. / After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece, <a href="/acts/21-3.htm">Acts 21:3-4</a> After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo. / We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17-21</a> Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance / and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ / ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ... <a href="/acts/26-19.htm">Acts 26:19-20</a> So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. / First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/john/7-35.htm">John 7:35</a> At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19-20</a> by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. / In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16-18</a> Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! / If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility. / What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it. <a href="/galatians/2-7.htm">Galatians 2:7-9</a> On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. / For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. / 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 they to the circumcised.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now they which were scattered abroad on the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but to the Jews only.they.<a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1-4</a> And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles… Phenice.<a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Acts 15:3</a> And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.<a href="/acts/21-2.htm">Acts 21:2</a> And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.Cyprus.<a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Acts 4:36</a> And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,<a href="/acts/13-4.htm">Acts 13:4</a> So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.<a href="/acts/15-39.htm">Acts 15:39</a> And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;Antioch.<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a> And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.<a href="/acts/15-22.htm">Acts 15:22,35</a> Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: … to none.<a href="/acts/3-26.htm">Acts 3:26</a> Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.<a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.<a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Matthew 10:6</a> But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/8-4.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/acts/11-13.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Antioch</a> <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Country</a> <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Cyprus</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/john/10-12.htm">Directions</a> <a href="/acts/8-4.htm">Dispersed</a> <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/acts/8-31.htm">Except</a> <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/11-4.htm">However</a> <a href="/acts/11-3.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/11-14.htm">Message</a> <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Occurred</a> <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/acts/9-32.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/acts/27-12.htm">Phenice</a> <a href="/mark/7-26.htm">Phoenicia</a> <a href="/acts/10-36.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/acts/2-40.htm">Save</a> <a href="/acts/8-4.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Stephen</a> <a href="/acts/11-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/9-32.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/acts/9-7.htm">Travelled</a> <a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Various</a> <a href="/acts/11-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/13-49.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Antioch</a> <a href="/acts/13-43.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Country</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Cyprus</a> <a href="/acts/12-21.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Directions</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-9.htm">Dispersed</a> <a href="/acts/27-15.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Except</a> <a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">However</a> <a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/12-24.htm">Message</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/acts/13-12.htm">Occurred</a> <a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Phenice</a> <a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Phoenicia</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/22-20.htm">Stephen</a> <a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Travelled</a> <a href="/acts/15-19.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Various</a> <a href="/acts/12-24.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 11</div>1. <a href="/acts/11-1.htm">Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,</a> 5. <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">makes his defense;</a> 18. <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">which is accepted.</a> 19. <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, </a> 22. <a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Barnabas is sent to confirm them.</a> 26. <a href="/acts/11-26.htm">The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch.</a> 27. <a href="/acts/11-27.htm">They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This event marked a significant turning point for the early church, as it led to widespread persecution of Christians in Jerusalem. The scattering of believers fulfilled Jesus' command in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> to be His witnesses "in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." This dispersion, though initially a result of persecution, was used by God to spread the Gospel beyond the confines of Jerusalem.traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch Phoenicia was a coastal region north of Israel, known for its major cities like Tyre and Sidon. Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean, significant in early Christian missions, as seen in <a href="/acts/13-4.htm">Acts 13:4-12</a>. Antioch, located in modern-day Turkey, was a major city of the Roman Empire and became a central hub for early Christianity. The spread of the Gospel to these areas indicates the geographical expansion of the early church and the fulfillment of the Great Commission.speaking the message only to Jews Initially, the early Christians, who were predominantly Jewish, focused their evangelistic efforts on fellow Jews. This reflects the early church's understanding of the Gospel as a continuation of God's covenant with Israel. However, this approach would soon change, as seen later in <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Acts 11:20-21</a>, where some began to preach to Gentiles. This shift was pivotal in the church's mission, aligning with prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, which speaks of salvation reaching the ends of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/stephen.htm">Stephen</a> A deacon in the early church whose martyrdom marked the beginning of a significant persecution against Christians in Jerusalem. His death is a pivotal event that led to the scattering of believers. 2. <a href="/topical/p/phoenicia.htm">Phoenicia</a> A region along the eastern Mediterranean coast, known for its cities like Tyre and Sidon. It was a significant area for trade and cultural exchange. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cyprus.htm">Cyprus</a> An island in the eastern Mediterranean, which was an early center for Christian missionary activity. Barnabas, a key figure in the early church, was from Cyprus. 4. <a href="/topical/a/antioch.htm">Antioch</a> A major city in ancient Syria, known for its diverse population and as a significant center for early Christianity. It became a hub for missionary activity and the place where believers were first called "Christians." 5. <a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a> The systematic oppression and harassment of Christians, which began with Stephen's martyrdom. This persecution led to the dispersion of believers, spreading the gospel beyond Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_persecution.htm">God's Sovereignty in Persecution</a> Persecution, though difficult, is used by God to fulfill His purposes. The scattering of believers led to the spread of the gospel to new regions. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a> The early Christians remained faithful to their mission despite persecution. We are called to remain steadfast in our faith, even in challenging circumstances. <a href="/topical/s/strategic_locations_for_ministry.htm">Strategic Locations for Ministry</a> The spread of the gospel to key locations like Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch highlights the importance of strategic planning in ministry. We should consider how we can reach influential areas in our context. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_ethnic_barriers.htm">Cultural and Ethnic Barriers</a> Initially, the gospel was shared only with Jews. This challenges us to examine our own biases and to be intentional about reaching all people, regardless of cultural or ethnic differences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 11</a> <a href="/q/is_bread_enough_for_survival.htm">What was the role of the Church at Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_at_the_antioch_incident.htm">What occurred during the Incident at Antioch?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_acts.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Acts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Now they which were scattered abroad.--A new and important section begins with these words. We are carried back to the date of the persecution of which Stephen was the chief victim.The persecution that arose about Stephen.--The MSS. vary in their reading, some giving the case which would be rendered by "the persecution in the time of Stephen;" some, that which answers to the persecution upon or against or after Stephen. The death of the martyr was followed, as <a href="/context/acts/8-1.htm" title="And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.">Acts 8:1-4</a> shows, by a general outburst of fanaticism against the disciples, and this led to a comparatively general flight. It was probable, in the nature of the case, that the Hellenistic or Greek-speaking Jews who had been associated with Stephen would be the chief sufferers. Philip we have traced in Samaria and Caesarea; others went to Ph?nice, i.e., to the cities of Tyre and Sidon and Ptolemais, and were probably the founders of the churches which we find there in <a href="/context/acts/21-4.htm" title="And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.">Acts 21:4-7</a>; <a href="/acts/27-3.htm" title="And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself.">Acts 27:3</a>. In Cyprus (see Note on <a href="/acts/13-4.htm" title="So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.">Acts 13:4</a>, for an account of the island) they prepared the way for the work of Barnabas and Paul.And Antioch.--We have here the first direct point of contact between the Church of Christ and the great Syrian capital which was for so many years one of its chief centres. We may, perhaps, think of the proselyte of Antioch (<a href="/acts/6-5.htm" title="And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:">Acts 6:5</a>) who had been one of Stephen's colleagues as one of those who brought the new faith to his native city. It was, as the sequel shows, a moment of immense importance. Situated on the Orontes, about fifteen miles from the port of Seleucia, the city, founded by Seleucus Nicator, and named after his father Antiochus, had grown in wealth and magnificence till it was one of the "eyes" of Asia. Its men of letters and rhetoricians (among them the poet Archias, in whose behalf Cicero made one of his most memorable orations) had carried its fame to Rome itself, and the Roman Satirist complained that the Syrian Orontes had polluted his native Tiber with the tainted stream of luxury and vice (Juvenal, Sat. iii. 62-64). It had a large colony of Jews, and Herod the Great had courted the favour of its inhabitants by building a marble colonnade which ran the whole length of the city. It became the head-quarters of the Prefect or President of Syria, and the new faith was thus brought into more direct contact with the higher forms of Roman life than it had been at Jerusalem or Caesarea. There also it came into more direct conflict with heathenism in its most tempting and most debasing forms. The groves of Daphne, in the outskirts of the city, were famous for a worship which in its main features resembled that of Aphrodite at Corinth. An annual festival was held, known as the Maiuma, at which the harlot-priestesses, stripped of clothing, disported themselves in the waters of a lake. The city was stained with the vices of a reckless and shameless sensuality. It was as one of the strongholds of Satan; and we have to trace, as it were, the stages of the victory which transformed it into the mother-church of the Gentiles. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - They therefore that for now they which, A.V.; tribulation for persecution, A.V.; Phoenicia for Phenice, A.V.; speaking for preaching, A.V.; save only to Jews for but unto the Jews only, A.V. Scattered abroad; as in <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a>, to which point of time the narrative now reverts. Tribulation (θλίψις). The word in <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a> for "persecution" is διωγμός. Phoenicia. "The strip of coast, one hundred and twenty miles long, and about twelve broad, from the river Eleutherus" to a little south of Carmel, as far as Dora, including, therefore, Sidon and Tyre, but excluding Ceasarea. The name was preserved in the great Tyrian colony of Carthage, as appears in the ethnic forms, Paenus, Punicus, and Paeuicus, applied to the Carthaginians. We are all familiar with the "Punic Wars," Punica fides, the 'Paenulus' of Plautus, etc. Cyprus lies off the coast of Phoenicia, in sight of it, and was very early colonized by the Phoenicians. Philo and Josephus both speak of the Jewish population in Cyprus. Antioch, the capital of the Greek kingdom of Syria, on the river Orontes, built by the first king, Seleueus Nicater, in honor of his father Antiochus, who was one of Alexander the Great's generals. It lay about one hundred and eighty miles north of the northern frontier of Phoenicia. There was a large population of Jews, whom Seleucus attracted to his new city by giving them equal political privileges with the Greeks. It was reckoned by Josephus to be the third city in importance of the whole Roman empire, Rome and Alexandria being the two first. <a href="/commentaries/acts/11-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Meanwhile, οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. those Οἱ (Hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. scattered διασπαρέντες (diasparentes) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1289.htm">Strong's 1289: </a> To scatter (like seed), disperse. From dia and speiro; to sow throughout, i.e. distribute in foreign lands. by ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. persecution θλίψεως (thlipseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2347.htm">Strong's 2347: </a> Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure. that began γενομένης (genomenēs) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. with ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. Stephen Στεφάνῳ (Stephanō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4736.htm">Strong's 4736: </a> The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian. traveled as far as διῆλθον (diēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse. Phoenicia, Φοινίκης (Phoinikēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5403.htm">Strong's 5403: </a> Phoenicia, a northern coast strip of the Roman province Syria. From phoinix; palm-country; Phoenice, a region of Palestine. Cyprus, Κύπρου (Kyprou) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2954.htm">Strong's 2954: </a> Cyprus. Of uncertain origin; Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Antioch, Ἀντιοχείας (Antiocheias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> From Antiochus; Antiochia, a place in Syria. speaking λαλοῦντες (lalountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. message λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. only μηδενὶ (mēdeni) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3367.htm">Strong's 3367: </a> No one, none, nothing. to Jews. Ἰουδαίοις (Ioudaiois) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. 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