How long after Pentecost was Stephen stoned?
Stephen was stoned seven years after Pentecost. The context states that the event in Acts chapter 7 occurred seven years after Pentecost, and Acts 11:19 refers back to that persecution, showing the scattering of Jewish believers that followed Stephen's death.
Les explains that the setting in Acts chapter 11 is much later, but Luke refers back to Acts chapter 7, when Stephen was stoned, and that event was seven years after Pentecost. After Stephen's stoning, persecution arose, and those who were scattered traveled as far as Phenis, Cyprus, and Antioch in Syria, preaching the Word. Since they did not yet have the New Testament, they preached the Old Testament, and only to Jews, because God had not yet given them instructions to go to the Gentiles. Les notes God was still dealing with His covenant people Israel as late as Acts chapter 7.
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.
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What event does Acts 11:19 refer back to when it mentions the persecution that arose around Stephen?
The verse about those scattered abroad refers back to the time of Stephen's martyrdom, which is recorded in Acts chapter 7.