Acts 11:27

27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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Acts 11:27 in Other Translations

KJV

27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

ESV

27 Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

NLT

27 During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch.

MSG

27 It was about this same time that some prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem.

CSB

27 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 11:27 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:27

And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem to
Antioch.
], That is, some time in that year that Saul and Barnabas were at Antioch, there came from Jerusalem thither some Christian prophets; for such there were in the Christian church, who had not only a gift of expounding the more mysterious prophecies of the Old Testament, but also of foretelling things to come; see ( Acts 13:1 ) ( Ephesians 4:11 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Acts 11:27 In-Context

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)

29 The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.