Acts 11:26
and upon finding him he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they met with the congregation and taught a great many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
25Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,
27Now in these days, prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19As you go, make disciples in all ethnic nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Acts 11:20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who upon entering Antioch started speaking to the Greek-speakers, preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 11:27Now in these days, prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Acts 14:23When they had appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord into whom they had believed.
Acts 26:28So Agrippa said to Paul, “You will soon persuade me to become a Christian!”
1 Corinthians 11:18Because, to begin, I hear that when you come together in an assembly 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 →