Acts 11:26
and when he found him, he took Saul back with him to Antioch. Over the course of the next year they worked together with the church, teaching the message to crowds of people. It was in Antioch that the believers were first called “Christians.”
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In Context
25Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul,
27It was during this time that some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19So go and make disciples of people of all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 11:20But when some of them who were from Cyprus and Cyrene arrived in Antioch, they shared the good news with the Greeks too, telling them about the Lord Jesus.
Acts 11:27It was during this time that some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Acts 14:23After they had appointed elders for every church, and had prayed and fasted with them, Paul and Barnabas left them in the Lord's care, the one that they trusted in.
Acts 26:28“Do you think you can convince me to become a Christian so quickly?” Agrippa asked Paul.
1 Corinthians 11:18First of all, I hear that when you have church meetings that you are split into different factions, and I believe there's some truth to this.
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 →