“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.”
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went - the scattered believers become missionaries, 'preached the word' (euangelizō, proclaim good news) wherever they went. Persecution scatters the church; scattered believers evangelize. The passive voice in Acts 1:8 ('you will be witnesses') becomes active here: the scattered are actively witnessing. Dispersion and proclamation are linked.
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