The Church in Antioch

19 (A)So then those who were scattered because of the [a]persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way [b]to (B)Phoenicia, (C)Cyprus, and (D)Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of (E)Cyprus and (F)Cyrene, who came to (G)Antioch and began speaking to the [c](H)Greeks as well, (I)preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus. 21 And (J)the hand of the Lord was with them, and (K)a large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The [d]news about them [e]reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent (L)Barnabas off [f]to (M)Antioch. 23 Then when he arrived and [g]witnessed (N)the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with [h]resolute heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and (O)full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And [i](P)considerable numbers were added to the Lord. 25 And he left for (Q)Tarsus to look for Saul; 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to (R)Antioch. And for an entire year they [j]met with the church and taught [k]considerable numbers of people; and (S)the disciples were first called (T)Christians in (U)Antioch.

27 Now [l]at this time some (V)prophets came down from Jerusalem to (W)Antioch. 28 One of them, named (X)Agabus, stood up and [m]indicated [n]by the Spirit that there would definitely be a severe famine (Y)all over the [o]world. [p]And this took place in the reign of (Z)Claudius. 29 And to the extent that any of (AA)the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the [q]relief of (AB)the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 (AC)And they did this, sending it [r]with (AD)Barnabas and Saul to the (AE)elders.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:19 Lit tribulation
  2. Acts 11:19 Lit as far as
  3. Acts 11:20 Lit Hellenists; people who lived by Greek customs and culture
  4. Acts 11:22 Lit word
  5. Acts 11:22 Lit was heard in
  6. Acts 11:22 Lit as far as
  7. Acts 11:23 Lit saw
  8. Acts 11:23 Lit purpose of heart
  9. Acts 11:24 Lit a considerable crowd was
  10. Acts 11:26 Or were gathered together
  11. Acts 11:26 Lit a considerable crowd
  12. Acts 11:27 Lit in these days
  13. Acts 11:28 I.e., a prophetic communication of some kind
  14. Acts 11:28 Or through
  15. Acts 11:28 Lit inhabited earth
  16. Acts 11:28 Lit which took place
  17. Acts 11:29 Lit service
  18. Acts 11:30 Lit by the hand of

The Church in Antioch

19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed(A) traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch,(B) spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus(C) and Cyrene,(D) went to Antioch(E) and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news(F) about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord’s hand was with them,(G) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.(H)

22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas(I) to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,(J) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.(K) 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(L) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.(M)

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus(N) to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples(O) were called Christians first(P) at Antioch.

27 During this time some prophets(Q) came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus,(R) stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.(S) (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)(T) 29 The disciples,(U) as each one was able, decided to provide help(V) for the brothers and sisters(W) living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders(X) by Barnabas(Y) and Saul.(Z)

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So, being (A)sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to (B)Cyprus.

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On Cyprus

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(A) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(B)

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39 Now it turned into such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took (A)Mark with him and sailed away to (B)Cyprus.

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39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,

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When we came in sight of (A)Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to (B)Syria and landed at (C)Tyre; for the ship was to unload its cargo there.

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After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria.(A) We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo.

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16 Some of (A)the disciples from (B)Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of (C)Cyprus, a (D)disciple of long standing with whom we were to stay.

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16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea(A) accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason, where we were to stay. He was a man from Cyprus(B) and one of the early disciples.

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From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of (A)Cyprus, because (B)the winds were contrary.

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From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.(A)

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