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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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  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

Famine Relief

27 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.(A) 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.(B) 29 Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.(C) 30 They did this, sending it to the elders(D) by means of Barnabas and Saul.

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  1. 11:28 Or the whole world