The Jews began persecuting Jesus' followers because Stephen had said and done things that the Jews did not like. Because of this persecution, many of Jesus' followers left Jerusalem and went to many different places.
# those ... spread
"those went in many different directions"
# who had been scattered by the persecution
This can be translated in active form. AT: "whom the Jews had been persecuting and so had left Jerusalem" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs-activepassive]])
# the persecution that arose over Stephen
the persecution that happened because of what Stephen had said and done
The believers thought God's message was for the Jewish people, and not for the Gentiles.
# spoke also to Greeks
These Greek-speaking people were Gentiles, not Jews. AT: "also spoke to Gentiles who spoke Greek" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# The hand of the Lord was with them
God's hand signifies his powerful help. AT: "God was powerfully enabling those believers to preach effectively" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
Here "turned to the Lord" is a metaphor for starting to obey the Lord. AT: "and they repented of their sins and began to obey the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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