Acts 11:20

New Century Version

Some of these believers were people from Cyprus and Cyrene. When they came to Antioch, they spoke also to Greeks, telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.

Cross References

Matthew 27:32

As the soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus, they forced a man from Cyrene, named Simon, to carry the cross for Jesus.

John 7:35

Some people said to each other, “Where will this man go so we cannot find him? Will he go to the Greek cities where our people live and teach the Greek people there?

Acts 11:19

Many of the believers were scattered when they were persecuted after Stephen was killed. Some of them went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch telling the message to others, but only to Jews.

Acts 11:22

The church in Jerusalem heard about all of this, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Acts 11:26

and when he found Saul, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year Saul and Barnabas met with the church and taught many people there. In Antioch the followers were called Christians for the first time.

Acts 11:27

About that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 13:1

In the church at Antioch there were these prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (also called Niger), Lucius (from the city of Cyrene), Manaen (who had grown up with Herod, the ruler), and Saul.

Acts 14:26

And from there they sailed away to Antioch where the believers had put them into God’s care and had sent them out to do this work. Now they had finished.

Acts 15:22

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to send some of their men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, who were respected by the believers.

Acts 15:23

They sent the following letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers. To all the non-Jewish believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings!

Acts 15:30

So they left Jerusalem and went to Antioch where they gathered the church and gave them the letter.

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him, saying, “This man doesn’t know what he is talking about. What is he trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be telling us about some other gods,” because Paul was telling them about Jesus and his rising from the dead.

Acts 18:22

When Paul landed at Caesarea, he went and gave greetings to the church in Jerusalem. After that, Paul went to Antioch.

Acts 2:10

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near Cyrene, Rome

Acts 4:36

One of the believers was named Joseph, a Levite born in Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas (which means “one who encourages”).

Acts 5:42

Every day in the Temple and in people’s homes they continued teaching the people and telling the Good News—that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 6:1

The number of followers was growing. But during this same time, the Greek-speaking followers had an argument with the other followers. The Greek-speaking widows were not getting their share of the food that was given out every day.

Acts 6:5

The whole group liked the idea, so they chose these seven men: Stephen (a man with great faith and full of the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas (a man from Antioch who had become a follower of the Jewish religion).

Acts 6:9

But some people were against him. They belonged to the synagogue of Free Men (as it was called), which included people from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia. They all came and argued with Stephen.

Acts 8:35

Philip began to speak, and starting with this same Scripture, he told the man the Good News about Jesus.

Acts 8:5

Philip went to the city of Samaria and preached about the Christ.

Acts 9:20

Soon he began to preach about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “Jesus is the Son of God.”

Acts 9:29

He would often talk and argue with the Jewish people who spoke Greek, but they were trying to kill him.

1 Corinthians 2:2

I decided that while I was with you I would forget about everything except Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

Galatians 2:11

When Peter came to Antioch, I challenged him to his face, because he was wrong.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God’s people, but God gave me this gift—to tell those who are not Jews the Good News about the riches of Christ, which are too great to understand fully.