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13 and he related to us how he saw the angel having stood in his house and having said, ‘Send forth to Joppa and send for Simon who is called Peter, 14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved—you and all your household.’ 15 And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you? will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If, then, God gave to them the same gift as also to us having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, how was I able to forbid God?” 18 And having heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, “Then indeed God has given also to the Gentiles repentance unto life.” 19 Therefore, indeed, those having been scattered by the tribulation having taken place over Stephen passed through to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only. 20 But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come into Antioch, were speaking also to the Hellenists, proclaiming the gospel—the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number, having believed, turned to the Lord. 22 Now the report was heard in the ears of the church being in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go as far as Antioch— 23 who, having come and having seen the grace of God, rejoiced and was exhorting all to abide in the Lord with resolute purpose of heart. 24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord. 25 And he went out to Tarsus to seek Saul, 26 and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass that they also gathered together a whole year in the church and taught a great multitude. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. 27 Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them named Agabus, having risen up, signified by the Spirit that a great famine is about to be over the whole world—which came to pass under Claudius. 29 And the disciples, as anyone was prospered, each of them determined to send for ministry to the brothers dwelling in Judea, 30 which also they did, having sent it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. Acts 11:13-30, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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