OET interlinear ACTs 11:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

οὖν

therefore

Luke uses the word translated as Then to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἱ & διασπαρέντες ἀπὸ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπό τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπί Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καί Κύπρου καί Ἀντιοχείας μηδενί λαλοῦντες τόν λόγον εἰ μή μόνον Ἰουδαίοις)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This is a reference to the persecution that Luke describes in [8:1](../08/01.md), which began after the trial and death of Stephen. See how you translated the similar expression in that verse. Alternate translation: [those who had scattered because of]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Φοινίκης

Phoenicia

The word Phoenicia is the name of a region.

Note 4 topic: translate-names

Κύπρου

Cyprus

The word Cyprus is the name of an island. See how you translated it in [4:36](../04/36.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπό τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπί Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καί Κύπρου καί Ἀντιοχείας μηδενί λαλοῦντες τόν λόγον εἰ μή μόνον Ἰουδαίοις)

Luke is using the term word to mean the message about Jesus that these scattered believers proclaimed by using words. Alternate translation: [the message about Jesus]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ μέν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπό τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπί Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καί Κύπρου καί Ἀντιοχείας μηδενί λαλοῦντες τόν λόγον εἰ μή μόνον Ἰουδαίοις)

Since Luke says here that the scattered believers spoke about Jesus only to Jews, but he says in the next verse that some of them spoke to “Greeks” (that is, Gentiles), it might appear in your language that Luke was contradicting himself. If so, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [Most of them believed they should speak the message about Jesus only to Jews, so that is what they did]