¹⁹Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, proclaiming the message to no one except Jews alone. ²⁰But 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. ²¹And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord. ²²And the report came to the attention^d of the church that was in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas as far as^e Antioch, ²³who, when he^* arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,^f ²⁴because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added^g to the Lord. ²⁵So he departed for Tarsus to look for Saul. ²⁶And when he^* found him,^* he brought him^* to Antioch. And it happened to them also that they met together for a whole year with the church and taught a large number of people.^* And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to speak”)
*Here this term could refer to (1) Greek-speaking Jews or (2) Greek-speaking non-Jews (i.e., Gentiles)
dLiterally “and the report was heard in the ears”
eSome manuscripts have “to go as far as”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
fLiterally “purpose of heart”
gOr “were brought”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*The words “of people” are not in the Greek text but are implied