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25 at length Barnabas departed to Tarsus in quest of Saul, and having found him, he conducted him to Antioch: 26 where they resided a whole year with that church, and instructed abundance of disciples, and these disciples were the first that were denominated Christians. 27 About that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch: 28 and one of them named Agabus foretold by the spirit, that there should be a great famine, thro' all the world: which accordingly happen'd in the reign of Claudius Cesar. 29 then the disciples determin'd to send, each of them answerably to his abilities, some relief to the brethren residing in Judea: which they actually perform'd, 30 and sent it by the hands of Saul and Barnabas to the presbyters at Jerusalem. Acts 11:25-30, Mace New Testament. Public domain.
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