were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.

These all died in faith, not having yet received the promises; nay, but they saw them from afar, and hailed them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Scattered

Then the Jews said to one another. "Where does this fellow intend to go, so that we shall not find him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and to teach the Greeks, is he?

and not in behalf of the nation alone, but in order that he might gather into one the widely scattered children of God.

So those who were scattered abroad were going everywhere preaching the word.

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends greeting to the twelve tribes that are scattered abroad.

Pontus

Now there were, staying in Jerusalem. devout Jews from many and distant lands.

Here he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome.

Galatia

Then they went through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit having forbidden them to proclaim the message in Asia.

After spending some time there, he set out and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, and strengthened all the disciples.

with all the brothers who are with me. To the churches of Galatia greeting.

Cappadocia

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judea, in Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

Asia

But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,

Then they went through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit having forbidden them to proclaim the message in Asia.

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord's message, Jews as well as Greeks.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend time in Asia, for he was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if it were possible, by the day of Pentecost.

The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca), with the church that meets in their house, greet you heartily in the Lord.

Now, brothers, I want you to know about the troubles which befell me in Asia; how I was burdened altogether beyond my strength, so that I renounced all hope even of life itself.

You already know that all the Christians in Roman Asia forsook me, among them Phygellus and Hermogenes.

saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and Sardis and Philadelphia and Laodicea."

Bithynia

When they got as far as Mysia, they attempted to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit it;