Acts 11:26
and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
25And Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;
27And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19Go therefore, and disciple all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Acts 11:20But 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.
Acts 11:27And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Acts 14:23And having appointed for them elders in every church, they commended them, with prayer and fasting, to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Acts 26:28And Agrippa said to Paul: With little pains[26:28a] thou persuadest[26:28b] me to become a Christian.
1 Corinthians 11:18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
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 →