Acts 11:20
But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the good news of the Lord Jesus.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
21And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
Cross References
Matthew 27:32And as they came out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to bear his cross.
Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
Acts 5:42And every day, in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not to teach, and to publish the glad tidings of Jesus the Christ.
Acts 8:5And Philip went down to the city[8:5] of Samaria, and preached to them the Christ.
Acts 9:20And straightway he preached Jesus, in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Acts 13:1AND there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Matthew Henry on Acts 11:20-27
The Gospel Preached at Antioch; Success of the Gospel at Antioch; Barnabas at Antioch. 19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. 20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. 22… Read the whole commentary →