Acts 11:19-24

The Church at Antioch

19 ¹So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to ²Phoenicia and ³Cyprus and ⁴Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone.

20 But there were some of them, men of ⁵Cyprus and ⁶Cyrene, who came to ⁷Antioch and began speaking to the ⁸Greeks also, ⁹preaching the Lord Jesus.

21 And ¹⁰the hand of the Lord was with them, and ¹¹a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

22 The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent ¹²Barnabas off to ¹³Antioch.

23 Then when he arrived and witnessed ¹⁴the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

24 for he was a good man, and ¹⁵full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And ¹⁶considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 8:1, 4
• 2. Acts 15:3; Acts 21:2
• 3. Acts 4:36
• 4. Acts 6:5; Acts 11:20, 22, 27; Acts 13:1; Acts 14:26; Acts 15:22f, 30, 35; Acts 18:22; Galatians 2:11
• 5. Acts 4:36
• 6. Matthew 27:32; Acts 2:10; Acts 6:9; Acts 13:1
• 7. Acts 6:5; Acts 11:19, 22, 27; Acts 13:1; Acts 14:26; Acts 15:22f, 30, 35; Acts 18:22; Galatians 2:11
• 8. John 7:35; Acts 6:1
• 9. Acts 5:42
• 10. Luke 1:66
• 11. Acts 2:47
• 12. Acts 4:36
• 13. Acts 6:5; Acts 11:19, 20, 27; Acts 13:1; Acts 18:22; Galatians 2:11
• 14. Acts 13:43; Acts 14:26; Acts 15:40; Acts 20:24, 32
• 15. Acts 2:4
• 16. Acts 2:47; Acts 5:14; Acts 11:21

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "tribulation"
• [b] Lit "as far as"
• [c] Lit "Hellenists;" people who lived by Greek customs and culture
• [d] Or "bringing the good news of"
• [e] Lit "word"
• [f] Lit "was heard in"
• [g] Lit "as far as"
• [h] Lit "saw"
• [i] Lit "purpose of heart"
• [j] Lit "crowd was"
• [k] Lit "added"