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27 Now in those days, (A)some prophets came down from Jerusalem to (B)Antioch. 28 And one of them named (C)Agabus stood up and indicated [a]by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine (D)all over the [b]world. [c]And this took place in the reign of (E)Claudius. 29 And as any of (F)the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the service of (G)the brothers living in Judea. 30 (H)And this they did, sending it [d]in charge of (I)Barnabas and Saul to the (J)elders.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:28 Or through
  2. Acts 11:28 Lit inhabited earth
  3. Acts 11:28 Lit Which
  4. Acts 11:30 Lit by the hand of

27 About that time, some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, Agabus, stood up and, inspired by the Spirit, predicted that a severe famine would overtake the entire Roman world. (This occurred during Claudius’ rule.) 29 The disciples decided they would send support to the brothers and sisters in Judea, with everyone contributing to this ministry according to each person’s abundance. 30 They sent Barnabas and Saul to take this gift to the elders.

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