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Acts 11:27

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

During this time, some Prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem.

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That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;

That is why the Wisdom of God said--"I will send to them Prophets and Apostles,

Some of them, however, who were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, on coming to Antioch, addressed themselves also to the Jews of foreign birth, telling them the Good News about that Lord Jesus.

The news about them reached the ears of the Church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Among the members of the Church at Antioch there were several Prophets and Teachers--Barnabas, Simeon who was known by the name of 'Black', Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, foster-brother of Prince Herod, and Saul.

From there they sailed to Antioch--the place where they had been committed to the gracious care of God for the work which they had now finished.

It was then decided by the Apostles and the Officers, with the assent of the whole Church, to choose some of their number, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Those chosen were Judas (called Barsabas) and Silas, who were leading men among the Brethren.

So the bearers of this letter were sent on their way, and went down to Antioch. There they called a meeting of all the brethren,

Judas and Silas, who were themselves Prophets, further encouraged the Brethren by many an address, and strengthened their faith.

On reaching Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and exchanged greetings with the Church, and then went down to Antioch.

'It shall come about in the last days,' God says, 'That I will pour out my Spirit on all mankind; your sons and your daughters shall become Prophets, your young men shall see visions, and your old men dream dreams;

There we found the disciples and stayed a week with them. Speaking under the influence of the Spirit, they warned Paul not to set foot in Jerusalem.

He had four unmarried daughters, who had the gift of prophecy.

This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples chose Stephen--a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit--and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;

To another the gift of preaching; to another the gift of distinguishing between true and false inspiration; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues'; to another the power to interpret 'tongues.'

In the Church God has appointed, first, Apostles, secondly Preachers, thirdly Teachers; then he has given supernatural powers, then power to cure diseases, aptness for helping others, capacity to govern, varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'

(The spirit that moves the preachers is within the preachers' control;

But, when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face; for he stood self-condemned.

And he it is who gave to the Church Apostles, Prophets, Missionaries, Pastors, and Teachers,




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