13 ¹ Now in the church at Antioch^(A) there were prophets^(B) and teachers:^(C) Barnabas,^(D) Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,^(E) Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod^(F) the tetrarch) and Saul.

³⁶ Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas^(A) (which means “son of encouragement”),

³⁵ But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached^(A) the word of the Lord.^(B)

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

²⁵ Then Barnabas went to Tarsus^(F) 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^(G) were called Christians first^(H) at Antioch.

²⁷ During this time some prophets^(I) came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

⁹ James,^(A) Cephas^[a](B) and John, those esteemed as pillars,^(C) gave me and Barnabas^(D) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.^(E) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,^(F) and they to the circumcised.

⁹ Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,^(A) looked straight at Elymas and said,

¹¹ So Christ himself gave^(A) the apostles,^(B) the prophets,^(C) the evangelists,^(D) the pastors and teachers,^(E)

³² Judas and Silas,^(A) who themselves were prophets,^(B) said much to encourage and strengthen the believers.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way^(A)(B)

3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate^(C) was governor of Judea, Herod^(D) tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—