24 because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added[a] to the Lord. 25 So he departed for Tarsus to look for Saul. 26 And when he[b] found him,[c] he brought him[d] to Antioch. And it happened to them also that they met together for a whole year with the church and taught a large number of people.[e] And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:24 Or “were brought”
  2. Acts 11:26 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Acts 11:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Acts 11:26 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Acts 11:26 *The words “of people” are not in the Greek text but are implied

24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(A) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.(B)

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus(C) to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples(D) were called Christians first(E) at Antioch.

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