¹⁹Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,^g speaking the word to no one except Jews. ²⁰But there were some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks^A also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.^h ²¹The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.ⁱ ²²News about them reached^B the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel^C as far as Antioch. ²³When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,^j ²⁴for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit^k and of faith. And large numbers of people were added^l to the Lord.

²⁵Then he ^E went to Tarsus to search for Saul, ²⁶and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples^m were first called Christians at Antioch.ⁿ

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Footnotes

A Hellenists
B reached the ears of
COther omit to travel
EOther read Barnabas

Cross references

g Ac 6:5; 13:1; 14:26; 15:22–23,30,35; 18:22; Gl 2:11
h Mt 27:32; Ac 4:36
i Lk 1:66; Ac 2:47; 9:35
j Ac 13:43; 14:26; 15:40; 20:24,32
k Lk 4:1; Ac 6:5; 7:55
l Ac 2:41,47; 5:14
m Ac 6:1; 9:1; 13:52; 14:20; 15:10; 16:1; 19:1
n Ac 26:28; 1Pt 4:16