Acts 11:20
And there were some of them from Cyprus and from Cyrene, who went up to Antioch, and spoke to the Greeks, and preached concerning our Lord Jesus.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
21And the hand of the Lord was with them; and many believed, and turned to the Lord.
Cross References
Matthew 27:32And as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they compelled to bear his cross.
Acts 2:10and those from the region of Phrygia, and of Pamphylia, and of Egypt, and of the parts of Lybia near Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews and proselytes;
Acts 5:42And they ceased not to teach daily, in the temple and at home, and to preach concerning our Lord Jesus Messiah.
Acts 8:5And Philip went down to a city of the Samaritans, and preached concerning the Messiah.
Acts 9:20And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.
Acts 13:1Now there were in the church at Antioch, several prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simon called Niger, and Lucius who was from the city Cyrene, and Menaen, a son of the guardians 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 →