Acts 11:28

Acts 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.

Context of Acts 11:28

26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. 27Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius. 29And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea. 30And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

Acts 11:28 word by word

ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος λιμὸν μεγάλην μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις ἐγένετο ἐπὶ ΚλαυδίουRead the interlinear

• Oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of them namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• AgabusἌγαβοςAgabos · AgabusG13
• stoodἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• to indicateσημαίνωsēmainō · to signifyG4591
• by the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• that there wouldμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• be a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• famineλιμόςlimos · hungerG3042
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
• And thisὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• tookγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudios · ClaudiusG2804

Cross-references for Acts 11:28

• Acts 21:10As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
• Genesis 41:30and after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will ravage the land.
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
• 2 Kings 8:1Now Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go with your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will even come on the land for seven years.”
• Luke 2:1Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
• Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Commentaries on Acts 11:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Agabus - This prophet, of whom we know nothing, is once more mentioned, Acts 21:10. He was probably a Jew, but whether converted now to Christianity we cannot tell. Great dearth throughout all the world - The words '̔ probably here mean the land of Judea; though sometimes by this phrase the whole Roman empire is intended. In the former sense the disciples appear to have understood it, as the next verse informs us; for they determined to send relief to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Named Agabus - This man is mentioned but in one other place in the New Testament. In Acts 21:10-11, he is referred to as having foretold that Paul would be delivered into the hands of the Gentiles. It is not expressly said that he was a Christian, but the connection seems to imply that he was. And signified - See John 12:33. The word usually denotes “to indicate by signs, or with a degree of obscurity and uncertainty, not to declare in explicit language.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 Hitherto the followers of Christ were called disciples, that is, learners, scholars; but from that time they were called Christians. The proper meaning of this name is, a follower of Christ; it denotes one who, from serious thought, embraces the religion of Christ, believes his promises, and makes it his chief care to shape his life by Christ's precepts and example. Hence it is plain that multitudes take the name of Christian to whom it does…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Claudius was the nephew of Tiberius Caesar (Luke 3:1). He ruled as Roman emperor from AD 41 to AD 54. His last wife was his niece Agrippina. Claudius adopted her son, Nero.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. that there should be great dearth throughout all the world--the whole Roman empire. which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar--Four famines occurred during his reign. This one in Judea and the adjacent countries took place, A.D. 41 [Josephus, Antiquities, 20.2,5]. An important date for tracing out the chronology of the Acts. (But this subject is too difficult and extensive to admit of being handled here).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:28

• Agabus
• Antioch
• Caesar
• Claudius
• Famine
• Paul
• Prophets

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Commentaries on Acts 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings