Acts 11:23-30 in English

²³ who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁵ And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;

²⁶ and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people; and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judæa:

³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁵ Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

²⁶ And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷ And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar.

²⁹ Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judæa:

³⁰ Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁵ And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul:

²⁶ and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people; and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judaea:

³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ When he got there, he realized that God had acted kindly toward the believers. So he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the believers to continue to trust completely in the Lord Jesus.

²⁴ Barnabas was a good man whom the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted God completely. Because of what Barnabas did, many people there believed in the Lord Jesus.

²⁵ Then Barnabas went to Tarsus in Cilicia province to try to find Saul.

²⁶ After he found him, Barnabas brought him back to Antioch to help teach the believers. So during a whole year Barnabas and Saul met regularly with the congregation there and taught many of them about Jesus. It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians { that people first called the believers Christians}.

²⁷ During the time that Barnabas and Saul were at Antioch, some believers who were prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.

²⁸ One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up in order to speak. God's Spirit enabled him to prophesy ◄that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that people in many countries HYP would soon suffer because they would not have enough food to eat►. (That famine happened when Claudius was the Roman Emperor.)

²⁹ When the believers there heard what Agabus said, they decided that they would send money to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each of them decided to give as much money as he was able to give.

³⁰ They sent the money with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation in Jerusalem.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

²⁴ For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

²⁵ Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul;

²⁶ And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.

²⁹ And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

³⁰ Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, having arrived and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord;

²⁴ for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and a large crowd of people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ And he went away to Tarsus to seek out Saul.

²⁶ And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it was with them that for a whole year they were gathered together in the assembly and taught a large crowd: and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days prophets went down from Jerusalem to Antioch;

²⁸ and one from among them, by name Agabus, rose up and signified by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine over all the inhabited earth, which also came to pass under Claudius.

²⁹ And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them;

³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ Who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, rejoiced: and he exhorted them all with purpose of heart to continue in the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

²⁵ And Barnabas went to Tarsus to seek Saul: whom, when he had found, he brought to Antioch.

²⁶ And they conversed there in the church a whole year; and they taught a great multitude, so that at Antioch the disciples were first named Christians.

²⁷ And in these days there came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch:

²⁸ And one of them named Agabus, rising up, signified by the Spirit, that there should be a great famine over the whole world, which came to pass under Claudius.

²⁹ And the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea:

³⁰ Which also they did, sending it to the ancients, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, arriving and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and encouraged them all with purpose of heart to continue with the Lord,

²⁴ for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ And Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

²⁶ and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about that for a whole year they assembled with the church and instructed many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days prophets went down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ And rising up, one of them named Agabus, foretold by the Spirit of a great famine about to happen in all the world, which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar.

²⁹ Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined as a ministry to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ Upon arriving and seeing the grace of God, he was glad, and he kept encouraging them all to remain true to the Lord with purpose of heart

²⁴ (for he was a good man, full of Holy Spirit and of faith). And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.

²⁵ Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,

²⁶ and upon finding him he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they met with the congregation and taught a great many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine was about to come upon the whole world (this indeed happened while Claudius was Caesar).

²⁹ Then the disciples, to the extent that any had plenty, each of them determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

²³ When he arrived and saw for himself how God's grace was working, he was delighted. He encouraged all of them to completely dedicate themselves to God and to stay true.

²⁴ Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit, and put his whole trust in God. Many people were brought to the Lord.

²⁵ Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul,

²⁶ and when he found him, he took Saul back with him to Antioch. Over the course of the next year they worked together with the church, teaching the message to crowds of people. It was in Antioch that the believers were first called “Christians.”

²⁷ It was during this time that some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them called Agabus stood up and gave a prophetic warning by the Spirit that there would be a terrible famine that would affect the known world. (This came true in the reign of Emperor Claudius.)

²⁹ The believers decided to send funds to help the brothers that lived in Judea, with everyone giving according to what they had.

³⁰ So they did this and sent the money with Barnabas and Saul to the church leaders there.

²³ Who when he was come and had seene the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they would continue in the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost, and faith, and much people ioyned them selues vnto the Lord.

²⁵ Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus to seeke Saul:

²⁶ And when he had founde him, he brought him vnto Antiochia: and it came to passe that a whole yere they were conuersant with ye Church, and taught much people, in so much that the disciples were first called Christians in Antiochia.

²⁷ In those dayes also came Prophets from Hierusalem vnto Antiochia.

²⁸ And there stoode vp one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit, that there should be great famine throughout all the world, which also came to passe vnder Claudius Cesar.

²⁹ Then the disciples, euery man according to his ability, purposed to sende succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iudea.

³⁰ Which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁵ Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

²⁶ and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people, and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷ And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.

²⁹ Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:

³⁰ which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with 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 to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;

²⁶ and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea;

³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ On coming there he saw to his great joy these tokens of the loving kindness of God, and encouraged them all to make up their minds to be faithful to the Lord —

²⁴ For Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith — and a large number of people took their stand on the Lord's side.

²⁵ Afterward Barnabas left for Tarsus to look for Saul;

²⁶ and, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’

²⁷ During this time, some prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem.

²⁸ One of them, named Agabus, came forward and, under the influence of the Spirit, foretold a great famine that was to spread over all the world — a famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius.

²⁹ So the disciples, without exception, determined, in proportion to their means, to send something to help the followers living in Judea.

³⁰ And this they did, sending it to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.

²³ On coming there he saw to his great joy these tokens of the loving kindness of God, and encouraged them all to make up their minds to be faithful to the Lord —

²⁴ For Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith — and a large number of people took their stand on the Lord's side.

²⁵ Afterward Barnabas left for Tarsus to look for Saul;

²⁶ and, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’

²⁷ During this time, some prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem.

²⁸ One of them, named Agabus, came forward and, under the influence of the Spirit, foretold a great famine that was to spread over all the world — a famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius.

²⁹ So the disciples, without exception, determined, in proportion to their means, to send something to help the followers living in Judea.

³⁰ And this they did, sending it to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.

²³ He got there, and he saw everything that was happening, then he knew that God was very good to those people in Antioch, so he was very happy. He told those new Christians, “Stay strong for Jesus and keep following him all the time.”

²⁴ Barnabas was a good man. The Holy Spirit controlled him and he really trusted God. He got lots more people there to follow Jesus.

²⁵ After that Barnabas left Antioch and went to the town called Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ He found Saul there and took him back to Antioch. They stayed there for a whole year, and they met with the Christians in the church there, and they kept teaching them. A lot of people there followed Jesus, and it was in Antioch that other people first used the name Christians for the people that followed Jesus Christ.

²⁷ At that time some Christian men came from Jerusalem to Antioch. They had the power to tell God’s messages.

²⁸ One of those men was called Agabus. He stood up in a meeting, and the Holy Spirit told him a message to tell everybody. He said, “There is going to be a very hard time for all the people in the world. There will be no food to eat anywhere.” (And that really happened when the big Roman boss was Claudius.)

²⁹ The Christians in Antioch heard Agabus tell that message, and they remembered the Christians in Judea. They knew the Judea people will have a very hard time if there was not much food, and the Antioch Christians wanted to help them. So they all put money into a bag. Each of them gave as much money as they could. Then they gave it to Barnabas and Saul, and those 2 men took it to the Christian leaders in Jerusalem, in Judea country.

²³ Which when he was come and had sene the grace of God was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of hert they wolde continually cleave vnto the Lorde.

²⁴ For he was a good man and full of the holy goost and of faythe: and moche people was added vnto the Lorde.

²⁵ Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seke Saul.

²⁶ And when he had founde him he brought him vnto Antioche. And it chaunsed that a whole yere they had their conversacion with the congregacion there and taught moche people: in so moche that the disciples of Antioche were the fyrst that were called Christen.

²⁷ In those dayes came Prophetes from Ierusalem vnto Antioche.

²⁸ And ther stode vp one of them named Agabus and signified by the sprete that ther shuld be great derth throughoute all the worlde which came to passe in the Emproure Claudius dayes.

²⁹ Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry.

³⁰ Which thinge they also dyd and sent it to the elders by the hondes of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with all their heart.

²⁴ For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas then went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It came about, that for an entire year they gathered together with the church and taught many people. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them, Agabus by name, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine would occur over all the world. This happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ So, the disciples, as each one was able, decided to send help to the brothers in Judea.

³⁰ They did this; they sent money to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith: and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Then Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to seek Saul:

²⁶ And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷ And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.

²⁹ Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea.

³⁰ Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Messianic in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵ Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶ When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Messianic in Antioch.

²⁷ Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹ As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰ which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ And when he was come, and saw the grace of the Lord, he joyed, and admonished all men to dwell in the Lord in purpose of heart;

²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith. And much people was increased to the Lord.

²⁵ And he went forth to Tarsus, to seek Saul;

²⁶ and when he had found him, he led to Antioch. And all a year they lived there in the church, and taught much people, so that the disciples were named first at Antioch christian men.

²⁷ And in these days prophets came over from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ And one of them rose up, Agabus by name, and signified by the Spirit a great hunger to coming or to come in all the world, which hunger was made under Claudius.

²⁹ And all the disciples purposed, after that each had, for to send into ministry to brethren that dwelled in Judea.

³⁰ Which thing also they did, and sent it to the elder men, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ And when he was come, and saw the grace of the Lord, he joyed, and admonished all men to dwell in the Lord in purpose of heart; (And when he had come, and saw the blessing of the Lord, he rejoiced, and admonished everyone to remain in the Lord with a resolute heart;)

²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost (or and full of the Holy Spirit), and of faith. And much people was increased to the Lord.

²⁵ And he went forth to Tarsus, to seek Saul;

²⁶ and when he had found him, he led (him) to Antioch. And all a year they lived there in the church, and taught much people, so that the disciples were named first at Antioch christian men (or were first called Christians at Antioch).

²⁷ And in these days prophets came over from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ And one of them rose up, Agabus by name, and signified by the Spirit a great hunger to coming or a great hunger to come in all the world, which hunger was made under Claudius (or and this famine occurred during the reign of Claudius).

²⁹ And all the disciples purposed, after that (that) each had, for to send (or to contribute) into (the) ministry to (the) brethren that dwelled in Judea.

³⁰ Which thing also they did, and sent it to the elder men, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

²³ who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,

²⁴ because 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 Barnabas went forth to Tarsus, to seek for Saul,

²⁶ and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.

²⁷ And in those days there came from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch,

²⁸ and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world — which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar —

²⁹ and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

³⁰ which also they did, having sent unto the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.