Atos 11:20

20 Alguns deles, todavia, cipriotas e cireneus, foram a Antioquia e começaram a falar também aos gregos, contando-lhes as boas-novas a respeito do Senhor Jesus.

Atos 11:20 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 11:20

And some of them were men of Cyprus
That is, some of the preachers, that were scattered abroad, were Jews born at Cyprus: such was Barnabas particularly, ( Acts 4:36 ) though he was not among these, as appears from ( Acts 11:22 ) "and Cyrene"; such were Simon that carried the cross after Christ, and his sons Alexander and Rufus, ( Mark 15:21 ) and others that heard the apostles speak with tongues on the day of Pentecost, ( Acts 2:10 )

which when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians;
or Hellenist Jews, who were born and brought up in Greece, and spoke the Greek language; though the Alexandrian copy, and the Syriac version, read "Greeks", as if they were native Greeks, and properly Gentiles, to whom these ministers spoke the word of the Lord; but the former seems most likely.

Preaching the Lord Jesus;
the dignity of his person, as the Son of God; what he did and suffered to obtain salvation for lost sinners; his resurrection from the dead, ascension to heaven, and intercession; the virtue of his blood for peace and pardon of his sacrifice for atonement of sin, and of his righteousness for justification.

Atos 11:20 In-Context

18 Ouvindo isso, não apresentaram mais objeções e louvaram a Deus, dizendo: “Então, Deus concedeu arrependimento para a vida até mesmo aos gentios!”

19 Os que tinham sido dispersos por causa da perseguição desencadeada com a morte de Estêvão chegaram até a Fenícia, Chipre e Antioquia, anunciando a mensagem apenas aos judeus.

20 Alguns deles, todavia, cipriotas e cireneus, foram a Antioquia e começaram a falar também aos gregos, contando-lhes as boas-novas a respeito do Senhor Jesus.

21 A mão do Senhor estava com eles, e muitos creram e se converteram ao Senhor.

22 Notícias desse fato chegaram aos ouvidos da igreja em Jerusalém, e eles enviaram Barnabé a Antioquia.