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Verse Acts 11:19. _THE PERSECUTION THAT AROSE ABOUT STEPHEN_] That is,
those who were obliged to flee from Jerusalem at the time of that
persecution in which Stephen lost his life. See Acts 8:1.
_PHO...
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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 record...
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CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Peter's Defense in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1)._
2. The Beginning of the Church in Antioch (Acts 11:19).
3. Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22).
4. The Prophecy of Agabus (Acts 11:27)....
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY GENTILE MISSION. ANTIOCH. This connects
with Acts 8:2. It was the Hellenists at Jerusalem, whose mouthpiece
Stephen was, who were driven away at his death. There, they wer...
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PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...
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WOW THEY. They in deed therefore.
SCATTERED ABROAD. Greek. _diaspeiro._ See note on Acts 8:1.
UPON. from. Greek. _apo._
PERSECUTION. Greek. _thlipsis._ See note on Acts 7:10.
AROSE. came to pass....
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Further spread of the Gospel as far as Antioch
19. _about Stephen_ See above, Acts 8:1.
_as far as Phenice_[PHŒNICIA] The district in which were the
important towns of Tyre and Sidon. See _Dictionar...
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ἘΠῚ ΣΤΕΦΆΝΩΙ, _about Stephen_. See above Acts 8:1.
ἝΩΣ ΦΟΙΝΊΚΗΣ, _as far as Phœnicia_. A still wider circuit
for the Gospel messengers. Phœnicia contained the important seaports
of Tyre and Sidon. Fo...
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_THE CHURCH WAS ESTABLISHED IN ANTIOCH OF SYRIA ACTS 11:19-21:_ As
early Christian were scattered they preached the word wherever they
went. The persecution that followed the death of Stephen led to t...
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ΔΙΑΣΠΑΡΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part. от_ ΔΙΑΣΠΕΊΡΩ
(G1289) рассеивать. _Adj. part._ в роли _subst._
ΆΠ причины: "ради" "из-за" (Genesis 9:11 Септ.;
GELTS, 48; NIDNTT, 3:1180).
ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΗΣ _aor. med. (dep.)...
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH IN ANTIOCH.
Acts 11:19-21
Acts 11:19
They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that
arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cypru...
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19. The scene of the narrative is now about to change to another Roman
province, and to the city of Antioch. Preparatory to this transition,
the historian glances back over a period of several years,...
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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.
NOW THEY...
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4 So important is this new departure that Peter's rehearsal before his
indignant brethren is given in full, for it removes the great obstacle
which lay in the way of the further spread of the evangel....
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THE FIRST GENTILE CHURCH
1-18. The baptism of Cornelius discussed and approved at Jerusalem.
Those Christians who maintained the need of observing the Ceremonial
Law did not attack the baptism itself...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 11
PETER’S REPORT TO THE *CHURCH IN *JERUSALEM, 11:1-18
V1 The *apostles and the *believers in *Judea heard that the *Gentiles
also had received...
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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 T...
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οἱ μὲν οὖν, _cf._ Acts 8:4. μὲν οὖν introduces a
general statement, whilst δέ (Acts 11:20) marks a particular
instance. ἐπὶ Σ.: “about Stephen” A. and R. V. (best);
somerender “against Stephen,” and o...
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KNITTING TOGETHER THE CHURCH
Acts 11:19-30
The development of God's plan is still further disclosed in the events
recorded in this section, which describe the same phenomenon of
Gentile conversion,...
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It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew
Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences
as they appeared. The apostles and the brethren at Jerusalem...
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Barnabas Goes to Antioch to Encourage Young Converts
Ash reports that Antioch was the world's third largest city at that
time, trailing only Rome and Alexandria. Luke reported that those
scattered by...
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(3) Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that
arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and (a)
Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
(3)...
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THE GENTILE GOSPEL PREACHED IN PHOENICIA, CILICIA AND SYRIA BEFORE
PETER PREACHED IT AT THE HOUSE OF CORNELIUS
19-24. While the above is true, yet it was necessary for Peter,
responsive to his heaven...
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Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose
about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch,
preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. (20) And so...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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19._Those which were scattered abroad. _Luke returneth now unto the
former history, (and unto that which followed in the same.) For he had
said before that after that Stephen was slain the cruelty of...
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Acts 11:19 begins the narration of the new order of things by which
the ministry of Paul is distinguished. Among those who were scattered
abroad on the occasion of Stephen's death, and who went as far...
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NOW THEY WHICH WERE SCATTERED ABROAD,.... These were not the apostles,
but the other ministers of the word; see Acts 8:1 who were dispersed
UPON THE PERSECUTION THAT AROSE ABOUT STEPHEN; his preachin...
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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.
Ver. 19. _N...
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_Now they which were scattered abroad_ Luke here resumes the thread of
his narration in the very words wherewith he broke it off, chap. Acts
8:4; _travelled as far as Phenice_ To the _north; Cyprus_ T...
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PHENICE; or Phoenicia, a province on the coast north of Palestine, the
chief cities of which were Tyre and Sidon.
CYPRUS; an island in the north-east part of the Mediterranean sea.
ANTIOCH; a city o...
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NOW THEY WHICH WERE SCATTERED ABROAD UPON THE PERSECUTION THAT AROSE
ABOUT STEPHEN TRAVELED AS FAR AS PHENICE AND CYPRUS AND ANTIOCH,
PREACHING THE WORD TO NONE BUT UNTO THE JEWS ONLY....
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News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to
Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who
were specially zealous of the law, and who spoke accusingly o...
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17 IF THEREFORE GOD GAVE THEM THE SAME GIFT AS _HE GAVE_ US WHEN WE
BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO WAS I THAT I COULD WITHSTAND
GOD? "
1. What was similar to Pentecost?
1. Cornelius was...
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"They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that
arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and
Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews"Scattered" A...
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19-24 The first preachers of the gospel at Antioch, were dispersed
from Jerusalem by persecution; thus what was meant to hurt the church,
was made to work for its good. The wrath of man is made to pr...
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So true hath it been from the beginning of the gospel, that _sanguis
martyrum est semen eccesiae._ St. Stephen's death, and the persecution
upon it, was a great means of disseminating the gospel. Thus...
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19. The scene of the narrative is now about to change to another Roman
province, and to the city of Antioch. Preparatory to this transition,
the historian glances back over a period of several years,...
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Acts 11:19 Now G3767 G3303 scattered G1289 (G5651) after G575
persecution G2347 arose G1096 (G5637) over G1909 Stephen G4736
traveled G1330 (G5627) as G2193 Phoenicia G5403 G2532 Cyprus G2954 and
G253...
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‘Those therefore who were scattered abroad as a result of the
tribulation which arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phoenicia,
and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews...
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_Diffusion of the Gospel along the Phoenician Coast, in Cyprus, and_
_at Antioch,_ 19-21.
Acts 11:19. THEY WHICH WERE SCATTERED ABROAD UPON THE PERSECUTION THAT
AROSE ABOUT STEPHEN.
The most obvious...
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THEY THEREFORE THAT WERE SCATTERED ABROAD
(ο μεν ουν διασπαρεντες). Precisely the same words
used in Acts 8:4 about those scattered by Saul (which see) and a
direct reference to it is made by the n...
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PHENICE
Phoenicia....
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Acts 11:19
The Church at Antioch.
I. This church was established by lay agency.
II. It was a church established among the Gentiles. The text marks a
new epoch in the history of the kingdom of God J...
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CONTENTS: Peter vindicates his ministry to the Gentiles. Name
«Christians» first applied at Antioch.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Spirit, Peter, angel, John, Stephen, Barnabas,
Saul, Agabus, Caesar.
CONCLUSIO...
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Acts 11:2. _They of the circumcision contended with him._ Those who
were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had
only been promised and confined to themselves, the call and conv...
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THE BELIEVERS WERE SCATTERED. Acts 8:4-5. PHOENICIA. A long, fertile
area between the mountains of Lebanon and the sea. Tyre and Sidon were
cities of this area. CYPRUS. A large island in the Mediterra...
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_Now they which were scattered abroad … travelled as far as Phenice,
and Cyprus, and Antioch._
CHRISTIANITY AT ANTIOCH
I. Its entrance into antioch. Here (Acts 11:19) we discover--
1. Evil overrule...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 11:19 With the establishing of a church at Antioch
and its outreach to Gentiles, the focus in Acts 1:1 shifts from
Jerusalem to Antioch.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 11:19. UPON THE PERSECUTION.—Or, _tribulation,_ ἀπὸ
πῆς θλίψεως: better, _from_ (as an effect of) _the
persecution,_ THAT AROSE ABOUT STEPHEN, ἐπὶ
Στεφάνῳ—_i.e., on account of,...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 11:1
_Now_ for _and_, A.V.; _the_ _brethren _for brethren, A.V.; _also had_
for _had also_, A.V, We can imagine how rapidly the news of the great
revolution would travel to the metro...
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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the
Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter was come
back to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision had a fight wi...
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Acts 13:4; Acts 13:46; Acts 15:3; Acts 15:39; Acts 21:16; Acts 21:2;
Acts 3:26; Acts 4:36; Acts 8:1; Acts 11:26; Acts
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They which were scattered abroad [ο ι δ ι α σ π α ρ ε ν τ
ε ς]. On the technical expression, the dispersion, see on 1 Peter
1:1. Not so used here....
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They who had been dispersed — St. Luke here resumes the thread of
his narration, in the very words wherewith he broke it off, Acts 8:6.
As far as Phenicia to the north, Cyprus to the west, and Antioch...
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Observe here, 1. That Antioch becomes the Jerusalem of the Gentile
Christians: That is, the chief place whither the Gentile converts
resorted; as Jerusalem, before the dispersion by persecution, was
r...