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Acts 11
²⁰ But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
²² The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch.
²³ Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;
²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.
²⁵ And he left for Tarsus to look for Saul;
²⁶ and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
²⁷ Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.
²⁹ And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.
³⁰ And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.