Acts 11:19-30.

Acts 11.19-30
The Church in Antioch

"Some of the Lord's followers had been scattered because of the
terrible trouble that started when Stephen was killed. They went as
far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message only
to the Jews.
Some of the followers from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and
started telling Gentiles the good news about the Lord Jesus. The
Lord's power was with them, and many people turned to the Lord and put
their faith in him. News of what was happening reached the church in
Jerusalem. Then they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
When Barnabas got there and saw what God had been kind enough to do
for them, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to
the Lord with all their hearts. Barnabas was a good man of great
faith, and he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Many more people turned
to the Lord. Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul. He found Saul
and brought him to Antioch, where they met with the church for a whole
year and taught many of its people. There in Antioch the Lord's
followers were first called Christians. During this time some prophets
from Jerusalem came to Antioch. One of them was Agabus. Then with the
help of the Spirit, he told that there would be a terrible famine
everywhere in the world. And it happened when Claudius was Emperor.
The followers in Antioch decided to send whatever help they could to
the followers in Judea. So they had Barnabas and Saul take their
gifts to the church leaders in Jerusalem."

God bless you.

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