21 And (A)the hand of the Lord was with them, and (B)a large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The [a]news about them [b]reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent (C)Barnabas off [c]to (D)Antioch. 23 Then when he arrived and [d]witnessed (E)the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with [e]resolute heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and (F)full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And [f](G)considerable numbers were added to the Lord. 25 And he left for (H)Tarsus to look for Saul; 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to (I)Antioch. And for an entire year they [g]met with the church and taught [h]considerable numbers of people; and (J)the disciples were first called (K)Christians in (L)Antioch.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:22 Lit word
  2. Acts 11:22 Lit was heard in
  3. Acts 11:22 Lit as far as
  4. Acts 11:23 Lit saw
  5. Acts 11:23 Lit purpose of heart
  6. Acts 11:24 Lit a considerable crowd was
  7. Acts 11:26 Or were gathered together
  8. Acts 11:26 Lit a considerable crowd

21 The Lord’s hand was with them,(A) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.(B)

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

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus(H) 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(I) were called Christians first(J) at Antioch.

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