Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. New Living Translation When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. English Standard Version The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. Berean Standard Bible When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. Berean Literal Bible Now the report concerning them was heard in the ears of the church being in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas to go as far as Antioch, King James Bible Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. New King James Version Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. New American Standard Bible The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch. NASB 1995 The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch. NASB 1977 And the news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch. Legacy Standard Bible Now the news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch, Amplified Bible The news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. Christian Standard Bible News about them reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel as far as Antioch. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the report about them was heard by the church that was at Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel as far as Antioch. American Standard Version And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And this was heard by the ears of the members of the Church of Jerusalem and they sent BarNaba to the Antiochenes. Contemporary English Version News of what was happening reached the church in Jerusalem. Then they sent Barnabas to Antioch. Douay-Rheims Bible And the tidings came to the ears of the church that was at Jerusalem, touching these things: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. English Revised Version And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch: GOD'S WORD® Translation After the news about Antioch reached the church in Jerusalem, Barnabas was sent to Antioch. Good News Translation The news about this reached the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch. International Standard Version When the church in Jerusalem heard this news, they sent Barnabas all the way to Antioch. Literal Standard Version And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that [is] in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through to Antioch, Majority Standard Bible When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. New American Bible The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas [to go] to Antioch. NET Bible A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. New Revised Standard Version News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. New Heart English Bible And the report concerning them was heard by the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch, Webster's Bible Translation Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. Weymouth New Testament When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. World English Bible The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch, Young's Literal Translation And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that is in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Church at Antioch…21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 22When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.… Cross References Acts 4:36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), Acts 6:5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. Acts 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. Acts 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. Acts 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. Acts 11:27 In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. Acts 13:1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. Treasury of Scripture Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. A. Acts 11:1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. Acts 8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Acts 15:2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. and they. Acts 4:36,37 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, … Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. Acts 13:1-3 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… Jump to Previous Account Antioch Assembly Barnabas Church Ears Far Forth Heard Jerusalem News Reached Report TidingsJump to Next Account Antioch Assembly Barnabas Church Ears Far Forth Heard Jerusalem News Reached Report TidingsActs 11 1. Peter, being accused for preaching to the Gentiles,5. makes his defense; 18. which is accepted. 19. The gospel being spread in Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, 22. Barnabas is sent to confirm them. 26. The disciples are first called Christians at Antioch. 27. They send relief to the brothers in Judea in time of famine. (22) They sent forth Barnabas.--The choice was probably determined, we may believe, by the known sympathies of the Son of Consolation for the work which was going on at Antioch. The friend of Paul, who had been with him when he was at Jerusalem (Acts 9:27), must have known his hopes and convictions on this matter, and must have welcomed the opening which was thus given him for working in the same direction. The fact that he was himself of the same country would also qualify him for co-operating with the men of Cyprus, who were carrying on that work in Antioch.Verse 22. - And the report concerning them for then tidings of these things, A.V.; to for unto, A.V.; as far as for that he should go as far as, A.V. and T.R. The news of this accession of Gentiles to the Church was quickly carried to Jerusalem, with the same motive, probably, that brought thither the account of the baptism of Cornelius and his household, as we read in vers. 1-3 of this chapter. The conduct of the Church in sending so excellent and temperate a person. as Barnabas (as we read in the next verse), the friend of Saul (Acts 9:27) and a favorer of preaching the gospel to Gentiles (Acts 13:1, 2) to inspect the work at Antioch, is an indication that they had already heard the account of the conversion of Cornelius from the mouth of Peter, and were already led to the conclusion, "Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life!" There is no clue whatever to the length of time that elapsed between the flight from persecution and the arrival at Antioch, except that Saul had had time to sojourn three years in Arabia, to come to Jerusalem, and from thence to go and settle at Tarsus, where Barnabas found him; thus leaving abundant time for Peter's operations in Judaea and Caesarea. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [When]δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. news λόγος (logos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. of περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. this αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [reached] Ἠκούσθη (Ēkousthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ears ὦτα (ōta) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3775: (a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception. Apparently a primary word; the ear. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Jerusalem, Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Ierousalēm) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2419: Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine. they sent ἐξαπέστειλαν (exapesteilan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1821: From ek and apostello; to send away forth, i.e. to despatch, or to dismiss. Barnabas Βαρνάβαν (Barnaban) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 921: Of Chaldee origin; son of Nabas; Barnabas, an Israelite. to διελθεῖν (dielthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1330: To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse. Antioch. Ἀντιοχείας (Antiocheias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 490: From Antiochus; Antiochia, a place in Syria. 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