Act 11:19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 11:19-26: 11:19-26 The persecution that followed Stephen’s death forced believers into other areas (8:1-3 ), and they traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch . • Antioch of Syria was a thriving cosmopolitan city, the third-largest in the Roman Empire after Rome and Alexandria. Antioch was of central importance in the spread of the Christian message to the Gentile world.

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‏ Acts 11:19

Summary for Acts 11:19-26: 11:19-26 ^a The persecution that followed Stephen’s death forced believers into other areas (8:1-3 ^b), and they traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch.

• Antioch of Syria was a thriving cosmopolitan city, the third-largest in the Roman Empire after Rome and Alexandria. Antioch was of central importance in the spread of the Christian message to the Gentile world.