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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

27 Now in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them named[a] Agabus stood up and[b] indicated by the Spirit that a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius). 29 So from the disciples, according to their ability to give,[c] each one of them determined to send financial aid[d] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea, 30 which they also did, sending the aid[e] to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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  1. Acts 11:28 Literally “by name”
  2. Acts 11:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Acts 11:29 Literally “to the degree that anyone was prospering”
  4. Acts 11:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Acts 11:30 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation