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After the news about Antioch reached the church in Jerusalem, Barnabas was sent to Antioch.
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When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.
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Barnabas was a dependable man, and he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. A large crowd believed in the Lord.
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Then Barnabas left Antioch to go to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul.
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After finding Saul, Barnabas brought him back to Antioch. Barnabas and Saul met with the church in Antioch for a whole year and taught a large group of people. The disciples were called Christians for the first time in the city of Antioch.
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At that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to the city of Antioch.
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One of them was named Agabus. Through the Spirit Agabus predicted that a severe famine would affect the entire world. This happened while Claudius was emperor.
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All the disciples in Antioch decided to contribute whatever they could afford to help the believers living in Judea.
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The disciples did this and sent their contribution with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders [in Jerusalem].