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And
1the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed
2turned to the Lord.
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The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
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When he came and saw
3the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord
4with steadfast purpose,
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for he was a good man,
5full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people
6were added to the Lord.
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So Barnabas went to
7Tarsus to look for Saul,
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and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called
8Christians.
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Now in these days
9prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
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And one of them named
10Agabus stood up and foretold
11by the Spirit that there would be a great
12famine over all the world (this took place in the days of
13Claudius).
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So the disciples determined, everyone according to his ability,
14to send relief to
15the brothers living in Judea.
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16And they did so, sending it to
17the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.