As they went out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They pressed him into service, forcing him to carry Jesus' cross.
Acts 13:1 - The Text-Critical English New Testament 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW IN the church (assembly) at Antioch there were prophets (inspired interpreters of the will and purposes of God) and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger [Black], Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. American Standard Version (1901) Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Common English Bible The church at Antioch included prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (nicknamed Niger), Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen (a childhood friend of Herod the ruler), and Saul. Catholic Public Domain Version Now there were, in the Church at Antioch, prophets and teachers, among whom were Barnabas, and Simon, who was called the Black, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version NOW there were in the church which was at Antioch, prophets and doctors, among whom was Barnabas, and Simon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. |
As they went out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They pressed him into service, forcing him to carry Jesus' cross.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
This they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
And when Barnabas and Saul completed their ministry, they returned to Jerusalem and brought with them John, who was called Mark.
But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at Elymas
Then Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching, along with many others, the good news of the word of the Lord.
And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
Joses, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”), a Levite and Cypriot by birth,
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
My fellow worker Timothy and my relatives Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater greet you.
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head veiled disgraces his head,
If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
Love never fails. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate what they say.
And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
When James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars of the church, recognized the grace given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and that they should go to the circumcised.
It was he who appointed some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,