^11:20But there were some men from Cyprus⁴⁶ and Cyrene⁴⁷ among them who came⁴⁸ to Antioch⁴⁹ and began to speak to the Greeks⁵⁰ too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus. ^11:21The⁵¹ hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed⁵² turned⁵³ to the Lord.

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Footnotes

46 Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
47 Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.
48 Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elthontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
49 Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in .
50 The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene … began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.
51 Grk “And the.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
52 The participle πιστεύσας (pisteusas) is articular and thus cannot be adverbial. It is adjectival, modifying ἀριθμός (arithmos), but has been translated into English as a relative clause (“who believed”).
53 Again, the expression turned is a summary term for responding to the gospel.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But there were some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus. The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they came to Antioch, began to speak to the Hellenists also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

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