Acts 11:26
And, finding him, he brought him unto Antioch. And so it was with them, that, for a whole year, they were brought together in the assembly, and taught a considerable multitude; also that the disciples, first in Antioch, were called, Christians.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25He went away, however, unto Tarsus, to seek up Saul;
27Now, in these days, there came down from Jerusalem, prophets, unto Antioch.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19Go ye, therefore, and disciple all the nations, Immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,—
Acts 11:20And there were some from among them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who, indeed, coming unto Antioch, began speaking, even unto the Grecian Jews, announcing the glad tidings as to the Lord Jesus;
Acts 11:27Now, in these days, there came down from Jerusalem, prophets, unto Antioch.
Acts 14:23Moreover, appointing unto them by vote, in each assembly, elders, praying with fastings, they commended them unto the Lord on whom they had believed.
Acts 26:28And, Agrippa, [said] unto Paul—Almost, art thou persuading, me, to become a, Christian!
1 Corinthians 11:18For, first of all,—when ye come together in assembly, I hear that divisions among you exist,—and, in part, I 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 →