Acts 7:10

7:10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made ¹  him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Acts 11:19

Activity in the Church at Antioch

11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen ²  went as far as ³  Phoenicia, ⁴  Cyprus, ⁵  and Antioch, ⁶  speaking the message ⁷  to no one but Jews.

[7:10]  ¹ tn Or “appointed.” See Gen 41:41-43.

[11:19]  ² sn The phrase over Stephen means in connection with Stephen’s death. See Acts 8:1b-3.

[11:19]  ³ tn Or “finally reached.” The translations “went as far as” and “finally reached” for διῆλθον (dihlqon) in this verse are given in L&N 15.17.

[11:19]  ⁴ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

[11:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “and Cyprus,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[11:19]  ⁶ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). This was probably the third largest city in the Greco-Roman world (Alexandria in Egypt was the second largest, and Rome the largest) and was the seat of government in Syria. Five miles away was a major temple to Artemis, Apollo, and Astarte, major pagan deities.

[11:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “word.”