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Acts 11:19

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.

KJV

Οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καὶ Κύπρου καὶ Ἀντιοχείας, μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις.

Greek NT

Et illi quidem qui dispersi fuerant a tribulatione quæ facta fuerat sub Stephano, perambulaverunt usque Phœnicen, et Cyprum, et Antiochiam, nemini loquentes verbum, nisi solis Judæis.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Stephen
Places PhoeniciaCyprus

In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Κύπρος
kupros
noun · 5×
Στέφανος
stephanos
noun · 7×
Φοινίκη
phoinike
noun · 3×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
διέρχομαι
dierchomai
verb · 41×
διασπείρω
diaspeiro
verb · 3×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
θλῖψις
thlipsis
noun · 45×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μηδείς
medeis
adjective · 92×
μόνον
monon
adverb · 66×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
Ἀντιόχεια
antiocheia
noun · 18×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 4:36 — 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,
  • Acts 6:5 — 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
  • Acts 8:4 — Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
  • Acts 13:1 — Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod th
  • Acts 13:4 — So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
  • Acts 14:26 — And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
  • Acts 15:3 — 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.
  • Acts 15:22 — 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 t
  • Acts 15:35 — Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
  • Acts 21:2 — And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
  • Luke 10:2 — Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
  • Phil 1:12 — But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;