¹⁹Those 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, ^pspeaking the message to no one except Jews. ²⁰But there were some of them, Cypriot and Cyrenian men, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists, ^q^rproclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus. ^s²¹The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord. ^t²²Then the report about them was heard by the church that was at Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel ^uas 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 a firm resolve of the heart, ^v²⁴for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit ^wand of faith. And large numbers of people were added ^xto the Lord. ²⁵Then he ^ywent 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 ^zwere first called Christians at Antioch. ^a

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Footnotes

q11:20 Other read Greeks
r11:20 In this context, a non-Jewish person who spoke Gk
u11:22 Other omit to travel
y11:25 Other read Barnabas

Cross references

p11:19 Ac 6:5; 13:1; 14:26; 15:22–23, 30, 35; 18:22; Gl 2:11
s11:20 Mt 27:32; Ac 4:36
t11:21 Lk 1:66; Ac 2:47; 9:35
v11:23 Ac 13:43; 14:26; 15:40; 20:24, 32
w11:24 Lk 4:1; Ac 6:5; 7:55
x11:24 Ac 2:41, 47; 5:14
z11:26 Ac 6:1; 9:1; 13:52; 14:20; 15:10; 16:1; 19:1
a11:26 Ac 26:28; 1Pt 4:16