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Acts 11:19

The Text-Critical English New Testament

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

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but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then the Jews said to one another, “Where is this man about to go that we will not find him? Is he about to go to the Jews who are scattered among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

But there were some Cypriot and Cyrenian men among them who went to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists, preaching the good news about the Lord Jesus.

News of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas out to go to Antioch.

Now at the church in Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (who was called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, the two of them went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

But Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, saying, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken first to you. But since you are rejecting it and do not judge yourselves to be worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

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

Then it seemed good to the apostles and to the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, leading men among the brothers,

After being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria and brought great joy to all the brothers when they described in detail the conversion of the Gentiles.

So when these men had been sent off, they went to Antioch, and after gathering the congregation together, they delivered the letter.

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching, along with many others, the good news of the word of the Lord.

So there arose a sharp disagreement, with the result that they parted from one another. Barnabas took Mark and sailed off to Cyprus,

When he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to a Cypriot man named Mnason, an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.

When we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went on board and set sail.

God raised up his servant Jesus and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”

Joses, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”), a Levite and Cypriot by birth,

This proposal pleased the whole multitude, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, an Antiochean convert to Judaism.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was blameworthy.




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