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Disciples first called Christians

AD 40 traditional (Jones)

Passage
Acts 11:19-30
People
Paul, Barnabas, Agabus
Places
Antioch, Phoenicia, Cyprus, Cyrene, Jerusalem, Tarsus, Judea
Before
Peter defends Gentile salvation
After
Herod kills James

Participants

Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.

Places

Where it happens. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. likely location: Antioch
  2. location not graded: Phoenicia
  3. likely location: Cyprus
  4. likely location: Cyrene
  5. likely location: Jerusalem
  6. likely location: Tarsus
  7. location not graded: Judea

Every verse

All 12 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Acts12 verses
  1. 11:19

    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

  2. 11:20

    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

  3. 11:21

    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

  4. 11:22

    When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  5. 11:23

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

  6. 11:24

    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

  7. 11:25

    Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

  8. 11:26

    and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

  9. 11:27

    In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

  10. 11:28

    One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

  11. 11:29

    So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

  12. 11:30

    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.