Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus "In Cilicia" to seek Saul; who had been sent thither by the brethren that he might escape the rage of the Grecians, who sought to slay him, ( Acts 9:29Acts 9:30 ) .
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On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.
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For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.
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Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.
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He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of `Christians.'
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At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,
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