Acts 11:26
and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25And he went to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;
27And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19Go, and make all nations my disciples, baptizing them into 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, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 11:27And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Acts 14:23And having appointed for them elders in every church, they prayed with fasting, and commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.
Acts 26:28Then Agrippa said to Paul, With little effort thou thinkest to persuade me to become a Christian.
1 Corinthians 11:18For in the first place, when ye come together in assembly of 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 →