development of the church in Antioch from those scattered by persecution (11:19–29). In this story the Jerusalem church sent Barnabas to Antioch to see what was happening. Encouraged by what he saw, he went to Tarsus to get Paul, and the two of them lived and ministered in Antioch for a year, after which they were sent to Jerusalem to bring an offering from Antioch to help out with famine relief (11:27–29; 12:24–25). Though often overlooked, the journeys from Tarsus to Antioch and from Antioch to
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