Acts 11:17-26

17ThereforeG3767 ifG1487 1GodG2316 gaveG1325 to them the sameG2470 giftG1431 as He gave to us alsoG2532 after believingG4100 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 2whoG5101 was I that I couldG1415 3standG2967 in God’sG2316 wayG2967?” 18When they heardG191 thisG3778, they 4quietedG2270 downG2270 and 5glorifiedG1392 GodG2316, sayingG3004, “WellG686 thenG686, GodG2316 has grantedG1325 to the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 the 6repentanceG3341 that leads to lifeG2222.”

197SoG3767 thenG3767 thoseG3588 who were scatteredG1289 becauseG575 of the 8persecutionG2347 that occurredG1096 in connectionG1909 with StephenG4736 madeG1330 their wayG1330 9to 10PhoeniciaG5403 and 11CyprusG2954 and 12AntiochG490, speakingG2980 the wordG3056 to noG3367 oneG3367 exceptG1508 to JewsG2453 aloneG3441. 20But there were someG5100 of them, menG435 of 13CyprusG2953 and 14CyreneG2956, whoG3748 cameG2064 to 15AntiochG490 and began speakingG2980 to the 1617GreeksG1672 alsoG2532, 1819preachingG2097 the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 21And 20the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was with them, and 21a largeG4183 numberG706 who believedG4100 turnedG1994 to the LordG2962. 22The 22newsG3056 aboutG4012 them 23reachedG191 the earsG3775 of the churchG1577 at JerusalemG2419, and they sentG1821 24BarnabasG921 offG1821 25to 26AntiochG490. 23Then when he arrivedG3854 and 27witnessedG3708 28the graceG5485 of GodG2316, he rejoicedG5463 and began to encourageG3870 them allG3956 with 29resoluteG4286 heartG2588 to remainG4357 true to the LordG2962; 24for he was a goodG18 manG435, and 30fullG4134 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and of faithG4102. And 31considerableG2425 32numbersG3793 were 33broughtG4369 to the LordG2962. 25And he leftG1831 for 34TarsusG5019 to lookG327 for SaulG4569; 26and when he had foundG2147 him, he broughtG71 him to 35AntiochG490. And for an entireG3650 yearG1763 they 36metG4863 with the churchG1577 and taughtG1321 considerableG2425 37numbersG3793; and 38the disciplesG3101 were firstG4416 calledG5537 39ChristiansG5546 in 40AntiochG490.