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and he will speak1words to you by which you will be saved, you and 2all your household.'
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"And as I began to speak, 3the HolySpiritfell upon them just4as He did upon us at the beginning.
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"And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, '5Johnbaptized with water, but you will be baptized with the HolySpirit.'
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"Thereforeif6Godgave to them the samegift as He gave to us also after believing in the LordJesusChrist, 7who was I that I couldstand in God'sway?"
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When they heardthis, they quieteddown and 8glorifiedGod, saying, "Wellthen, God has granted to the Gentilesalso the 9repentance that leads to life."
The Church at Antioch
1910Sothenthose who were scatteredbecause of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephenmade their way to 11Phoenicia and 12Cyprus and 13Antioch, speaking the word to nooneexcept to Jewsalone.
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But there were some of them, men of 14Cyprus and 15Cyrene, whocame to 16Antioch and began speaking to the 17Greeksalso, 18preaching the LordJesus.
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And 19the hand of the Lord was with them, and 20a largenumber who believedturned to the Lord.
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The newsabout them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent21Barnabasoff to 22Antioch.
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Then when he arrived and witnessed23the 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 24full of the HolySpirit and of faith. And 25considerablenumbers were brought to the Lord.