Acts 11
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Acts 11:19-24

191SoG3767 thenG3767 thoseG3588 who were scatteredG1289 becauseG575 of the 2persecutionG2347 that occurredG1096 in connectionG1909 with StephenG4736 madeG1330 their wayG1330 3to 4PhoeniciaG5403 and 5CyprusG2954 and 6AntiochG490, speakingG2980 the wordG3056 to noG3367 oneG3367 exceptG1508 to JewsG2453 aloneG3441.

20But there were someG5100 of them, menG435 of 7CyprusG2953 and 8CyreneG2956, whoG3748 cameG2064 to 9AntiochG490 and began speakingG2980 to the 1011GreeksG1672 alsoG2532, 1213preachingG2097 the LordG2962 JesusG2424.

21And 14the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was with them, and 15a largeG4183 numberG706 who believedG4100 turnedG1994 to the LordG2962.

22The 16newsG3056 aboutG4012 them 17reachedG191 the earsG3775 of the churchG1577 at JerusalemG2419, and they sentG1821 18BarnabasG921 offG1821 19to 20AntiochG490.

23Then when he arrivedG3854 and 21witnessedG3708 22the graceG5485 of GodG2316, he rejoicedG5463 and began to encourageG3870 them allG3956 with 23resoluteG4286 heartG2588 to remainG4357 true to the LordG2962;

24for he was a goodG18 manG435, and 24fullG4134 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and of faithG4102. And 25considerableG2425 26numbersG3793 were 27broughtG4369 to the LordG2962.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 11:19 Acts 8:1, 4 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 11:19 Lit tribulation ↩
  3. 3. Acts 11:19 Lit as far as ↩
  4. 4. Acts 11:19 Acts 15:3; 21:2 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 11:19 Acts 4:36 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 11:19 Acts 6:5; 11:20, 22, 27; 13:1; 14:26; 15:22f, 30, 35; 18:22; Gal 2:11 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 11:20 Acts 4:36 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 11:20 Matt 27:32; Acts 2:10; 6:9; 13:1 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 11:20 Acts 6:5; 11:19, 22, 27; 13:1; 14:26; 15:22f, 30, 35; 18:22; Gal 2:11 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 11:20 Lit Hellenists; people who lived by Greek customs and culture ↩
  11. 11. Acts 11:20 John 7:35; Acts 6:1 ↩
  12. 12. Acts 11:20 Or bringing the good news of ↩
  13. 13. Acts 11:20 Acts 5:42 ↩
  14. 14. Acts 11:21 Luke 1:66 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 11:21 Acts 2:47 ↩
  16. 16. Acts 11:22 Lit word ↩
  17. 17. Acts 11:22 Lit was heard in ↩
  18. 18. Acts 11:22 Acts 4:36 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 11:22 Lit as far as ↩
  20. 20. Acts 11:22 Acts 6:5; 11:19, 20, 27; 13:1; 18:22; Gal 2:11 ↩
  21. 21. Acts 11:23 Lit saw ↩
  22. 22. Acts 11:23 Acts 13:43; 14:26; 15:40; 20:24, 32 ↩
  23. 23. Acts 11:23 Lit purpose of heart ↩
  24. 24. Acts 11:24 Acts 2:4 ↩
  25. 25. Acts 11:24 Acts 2:47; 5:14; 11:21 ↩
  26. 26. Acts 11:24 Lit crowd was ↩
  27. 27. Acts 11:24 Lit added ↩

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