11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen ¹  went as far as ²  Phoenicia, ³  Cyprus, ⁴  and Antioch, ⁵  speaking the message ⁶  to no one but Jews. 11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus ⁷  and Cyrene ⁸  among them who came ⁹  to Antioch ¹⁰  and began to speak to the Greeks ¹¹  too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus. 11:21 The ¹²  hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed ¹³  turned ¹⁴  to the Lord. 11:22 A report ¹⁵  about them came to the attention ¹⁶  of the church in Jerusalem, ¹⁷  and they sent Barnabas ¹⁸  to Antioch. ¹⁹  11:23 When ²⁰  he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true ²¹  to the Lord with devoted hearts, ²²  11:24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people ²³  were brought to the Lord. 11:25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul, 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. ²⁴  So ²⁵  for a whole year Barnabas and Saul ²⁶  met with the church and taught a significant number of people. ²⁷  Now it was in Antioch ²⁸  that the disciples were first called Christians. ²⁹ 

11:27 At that time ³⁰  some ³¹  prophets ³²  came down ³³  from Jerusalem ³⁴  to Antioch. ³⁵  11:28 One of them, named Agabus, got up ³⁶  and predicted ³⁷  by the Spirit that a severe ³⁸  famine ³⁹  was about to come over the whole inhabited world. ⁴⁰  (This ⁴¹  took place during the reign of Claudius.) ⁴²  11:29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, ⁴³  decided ⁴⁴  to send relief ⁴⁵  to the brothers living in Judea. 11:30 They did so, ⁴⁶  sending their financial aid ⁴⁷  to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.