Acts 11:19-26
New Living Translation
The Church in Antioch of Syria
19 Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. 20 However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles[a] about the Lord Jesus. 21 The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.
22 When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord. 24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. 26 When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers[b] were first called Christians.)
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Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
البِشَارَةُ فِي أنطَاكِيَّة
19 أمَّا الَّذِينَ شَتَّتَهُمُ الاضْطِهَادُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فِي زَمَنِ إستِفَانُوسَ، فَوَصَلُوا إلَى فِينِيقِيَّةَ وَقُبرُصَ وَأنطَاكِيَّةَ. وَكَانُوا لَا يُبَشِّرُونَ أحَدًا غَيْرَ اليَهُودِ. 20 وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ بَعْضُ الرِّجَالِ مِنْ قُبرُصَ وَقِيرِينَ. فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إلَى أنطَاكِيَّةَ، بَدَأُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ أيْضًا مَعَ اليُونَانِيِّينَ، وَيُبَشِّرُونَهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ. 21 وَكَانَتْ يَدُ الرَّبِّ مَعَهُمْ. فَآمَنَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وآمَنُوا بِالرَّبِّ.
22 وَوَصَلَتْ هَذِهِ الأخْبَارُ إلَى الكَنِيسَةِ فِي القُدْسِ، فَأرسَلُوا بَرنَابَا إلَى أنطَاكِيَّةَ. 23 فَلَمَّا وَصَلَ وَرَأى نِعْمَةَ اللهِ تَعْمَلُ هُنَاكَ، فَرِحَ كَثِيرًا، وَشَجَّعَهُمْ جَمِيعًا عَلَى أنْ يَظَلُّوا مُخْلِصِينَ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ. 24 فَقَدْ كَانَ بَرنَابَا رَجُلًا صَالِحًا، مَملُوءًا مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ وَالإيمَانِ. فَجَاءَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ إلَى الرَّبِّ.
25 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ بَرنَابَا إلَى طَرسُوسَ بَحْثًا عَنْ شَاوُلَ. 26 فَلَمَّا وَجَدَهُ، أحضَرَهُ إلَى أنطَاكِيَّةَ. وَاجتَمَعَا مَعَ الكَنِيسَةِ سَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَعَلَّمَا عَدَدًا كَبِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ. وَدُعِيَ التَّلَامِيذُ مَسِيحِيِّينَ لِأوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ فِي أنطَاكِيَّةَ.
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