Acts 11:26-30

The Church in Antioch

26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called v Christians.

27 Now in these days w prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them named x Agabus stood up and foretold y by the Spirit that there would be a great z famine over all the world (this took place in the days of a Claudius). 29 So the disciples determined, everyone according to his ability, b to send relief to c the brothers 1 living in Judea. 30 d And they did so, sending it to e the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

  1. Cross References
    Acts 26:28
    And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?
    1 Peter 4:16
    Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 13:1
    Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 21:10
    While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
  4. Cross References
    Acts 2:18
    Even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
    Acts 8:29
    And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 24:7
    For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
  6. Cross References
    Acts 18:2
    And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them.
  7. Cross References
    Acts 24:17
    Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.
    Romans 15:26
    For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
  8. Cross References
    Acts 11:1
    Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
  9. Cross References
    Acts 12:25
    And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark.
  10. Cross References
    Acts 14:23
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    Acts 15:2
    And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissen...
    Acts 15:4
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    Acts 15:6
    The apostles and the elders were gathered toget...
    Acts 16:4
    As they went on their way through the cities, t...
    Acts 20:17
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    Acts 21:18
    On the following day Paul went in with us to Ja...
    1 Timothy 5:17
    Let the elders who rule well be considered wort...
    1 Timothy 5:19
    Do not admit a charge against an elder except o...
    Titus 1:5
    This is why I left you in Crete, so that you mi...
    James 5:14
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    2 John 1:1
    The elder to the elect lady and her children, w...
    3 John 1:1
    The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in ...
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