26 and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples(A) were first called Christians at Antioch.(B)

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27 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.(C) 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine throughout the Roman world.[a] This took place during the reign of Claudius.(D)

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  1. 11:28 Or the whole world

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(A) were called Christians first(B) at Antioch.

27 During this time some prophets(C) came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus,(D) stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.(E) (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)(F)

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26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

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