Acts 8:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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.
Acts 8:1
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.
Acts 14:2-7
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. …
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

Topics

Accusation, False Afflictions and Adversities Armory Bigotry Decision Intolerance, Religious Jebus Jerusalem

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 4-13)

Samson’s riddle is here again unriddled: Out of the eater comes forth meat, and out of the strong sweetness. The persecution that was designed to extirpate the church was by the overruling providence of God made an occasion of the enlargement of it. Christ had said, I am come to send fire on the earth; and they thought, by scattering those who were kindled with that fire, to have put it out, but i…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 4)

4. they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching--Though solemnly enjoined to do this (Lu 24:47; Ac 1:8), they would probably have lingered at Jerusalem, but for this besom of persecution which swept them out. How often has the rage of Christ’s enemies thus “turned out rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel” (see Php 1:12, 13).