Acts 11:25

25 Then Bar-Nabba went off to Tarsus to look for Sha'ul;

Acts 11:25 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:25

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 9:29 Acts 9:30 ) .

Acts 11:25 In-Context

23 On arriving and seeing for himself the grace of God at work, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with their whole hearts;

24 for he was a good man, full of the Ruach HaKodesh and trust.

25 Then Bar-Nabba went off to Tarsus to look for Sha'ul;

26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. They met with the congregation there for a whole year and taught a sizeable crowd. Also it was in Antioch that the talmidim for the first time were called "Messianic."

27 During this time, some prophets came down from Yerushalayim to Antioch;