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"And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, '1Johnbaptized with water, but you will be baptized with the HolySpirit.'
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"Thereforeif2Godgave to them the samegift as He gave to us also after believing in the LordJesusChrist, 3who was I that I couldstand in God'sway?"
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When they heardthis, they quieteddown and 4glorifiedGod, saying, "Wellthen, God has granted to the Gentilesalso the 5repentance that leads to life."
The Church at Antioch
196Sothenthose who were scatteredbecause of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephenmade their way to 7Phoenicia and 8Cyprus and 9Antioch, speaking the word to nooneexcept to Jewsalone.
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But there were some of them, men of 10Cyprus and 11Cyrene, whocame to 12Antioch and began speaking to the 13Greeksalso, 14preaching the LordJesus.
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And 15the hand of the Lord was with them, and 16a largenumber who believedturned to the Lord.
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The newsabout them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent17Barnabasoff to 18Antioch.
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Then when he arrived and witnessed19the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resoluteheart to remain true to the Lord;
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for he was a goodman, and 20full of the HolySpirit and of faith. And 21considerablenumbers were brought to the Lord.
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and when he had found him, he brought him to 23Antioch. And for an entireyear they met with the church and taughtconsiderablenumbers; and 24the disciples were firstcalled25Christians in 26Antioch.