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those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose over Stephen spread

The Jews began persecuting Jesus's followers because Stephen had said and done things that the Jews did not like. Because of this persecution, many of Jesus's followers left Jerusalem and went to many different places.

who had been scattered by the persecution that arose over Stephen spread

"whom the Jews had been persecuting because of Stephen, and so had left Jerusalem, spread"

only to Jews

The believers thought God's message was for the Jewish people, and not for the Gentiles.