The statement found approval with the whole [a]congregation; and they chose (A)Stephen, a man (B)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and (C)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and [b]Nicolas, a [c](D)proselyte from (E)Antioch.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:5 Lit multitude
  2. Acts 6:5 Gr Nikolaos
  3. Acts 6:5 I.e. a Gentile convert to Judaism

The Church at Antioch

19 (A)So then those who were scattered because of the [a]persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way [b]to (B)Phoenicia and (C)Cyprus and (D)Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of (E)Cyprus and (F)Cyrene, who came to (G)Antioch and began speaking to the [c](H)Greeks also, [d](I)preaching the Lord Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:19 Lit tribulation
  2. Acts 11:19 Lit as far as
  3. Acts 11:20 Lit Hellenists; people who lived by Greek customs and culture
  4. Acts 11:20 Or bringing the good news of

First Missionary Journey

13 Now there were at (A)Antioch, in the (B)church that was there, (C)prophets and (D)teachers: (E)Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of (F)Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with (G)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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22 When he had landed at (A)Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to (B)Antioch.

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Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul

11 But when (A)Cephas came to (B)Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he [a]stood condemned.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:11 Or was to be condemned; lit was one who was condemned, or, was self-condemned