## who had been scattered... ##

"who had been scattered by the great persecution". The cause for the scattering, the persecution, was specified previously. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

## the city of Samaria ##

<b>the city of Samaria<b>: It is unclear if the city of Samaria refers to "the city" (ULB) or "a city" (UDB). Suggest translating this as "the city".