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Acts 11:19-21
The Establishment of the Congregation at Antioch.
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The Establishment of the Congregation at Antioch.
The founding of the congregation:
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. _PH...
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...
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 ...
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...
PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...
Those who had been dispersed by the persecution following upon the death of Stephen went through the country as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they spoke the word to no one except to Jew...
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....
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...
FURTHER SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AS FAR AS ANTIOCH...
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...
_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...
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.)...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
THE CHURCH IN ANTIOCH, 35-47 A.D. (ACTS 11:19 TO ACTS 13:3) 19-26. Extension of the Church to Antioch. Admission of Gentile members. Antioch in N. Syria ranked next to Alexandria, as the third city in...
The narrative goes back to Acts 8:1, to trace the chain of causation which led to the foundation of the first great Gentile Church. Christianity, it will be seen, spread along the great trade routes b...
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...
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 receive...
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...
Further spread of the Gosael to Antioch....
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...
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, b...
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...
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...
(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)...
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 heavenl...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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. 1. Many disciples were sc...
:!7 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...
"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...
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...
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...
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,...
Acts 11:19 Now G3767 G3303 scattered G1289 (G5651) after G575 persecution G2347 arose G1096 (G5637) over...
CONTINUED EXPANSION AND GOD'S NEW WORK AMONG THE GREEKS (11:19-26). Meanwhile the work of God has been going on through many unnamed and unsung heroes, and a number of those who had been scattered as...
‘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...
_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...
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 ne...
PHENICE Phoenicia....
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 Je...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
_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,...
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 metrop...
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...
Acts 13:4; Acts 13:46; Acts 15:3; Acts 15:39; Acts 21:16;...
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....
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...
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...