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Acts 11:27

New American Bible - revised edition

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

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Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

Therefore, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute’

There were some Cypriots and Cyrenians among them, however, who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the Lord Jesus.

The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas [to go] to Antioch.

Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now accomplished.

Then the apostles and presbyters, in agreement with the whole church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers.

And so they were sent on their journey. Upon their arrival in Antioch they called the assembly together and delivered the letter.

Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, exhorted and strengthened the brothers with many words.

Upon landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.

‘It will come to pass in the last days,’ God says, ‘that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams.

There we sought out the disciples and stayed for a week. They kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to embark for Jerusalem.

He had four virgin daughters gifted with prophecy.

The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues.

Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues.

Indeed, the spirits of prophets are under the prophets’ control,

And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he clearly was wrong.

And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,




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