Study it in the app“So those who had been scattered because of the affliction that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except only Jews.”
Soοὖνthose whoΟἱhad been scatteredδιασπαρέντεςbecause ofἀπὸthe afflictionτῆς θλίψεωςthat aroseτῆς γενομένηςoverἐπὶStephenΣτεφάνῳtraveledδιῆλθονas far asἕωςPhoeniciaΦοινίκηςandκαὶCyprusΚύπρουandκαὶAntioch,Ἀντιοχείαςspeakingλαλοῦντεςthe wordτὸν λόγονto no oneμηδενὶexceptεἰ μὴonlyμόνονJews.Ἰουδαίοις
scatter
Scatter, disperse to many places.
Where else “diasparentes” appearstrouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipseōs” appearshappen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomenēs” appearsStephen
Stephen, one of the seven chosen to serve the tables in Jerusalem, and the first to be killed for his witness.
Where else “Stephanōi” appearspass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “diēlthon” appearsPhoenicia
Phoenicia, the coastal strip north of Galilee, with the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
Where else “Phoinikēs” appearsCyprus
See it on the mapWhere else “Kyprou” appearsAntioch
See it on the mapWhere else “Antiocheias” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountes” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appearsno one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeni” appearsonly
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears1Cyprus
Today: Cyprus (island; Republic of Cyprus and the north)
A large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.
Barnabas came from there (Acts 4:36). Paul and Barnabas crossed it on their first journey (Acts 13:4-12).
2Antioch
Today: Antakya (Antioch on the Orontes), Turkey
An important city of Syria, about 15 miles (25 km) inland from the Mediterranean, in present-day Turkey. There was another Antioch in Pisidia, in central Turkey today.
There the disciples were first called "Christians" (Acts 11:26). The assembly sent Paul and Barnabas out from there on their first journey (Acts 13:1-3).
18And when they heard these things they fell silent and glorified God, saying, “Then God has given to the nations also the change of mind that leads to life.”
19 · This verse (above)
20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, coming to Antioch, were speaking also to the Hellenists, announcing the good news of the Lord Jesus.
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?
