Acts 11:25

Acts 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul.

Context of Acts 11:25

23When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord. 24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord. Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. 26When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.) 27During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 11:25 word by word

ἐξῆλθεν δὲ εἰς Ταρσὸν ἀναζητῆσαι Σαῦλον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• Barnabasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• TarsusΤαρσόςTarsos · TarsusG5019
• for to seekἀναζητέωanazēteō · to searchG327
• SaulΣαῦλοςSaulos · SaulG4569

Cross-references for Acts 11:25

• Acts 9:11The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.
• Acts 21:39“No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.”

Commentaries on Acts 11:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25To Tarsus, for to seek Saul - The persecution raised against him obliged him to take refuge in his own city, where, as a Roman citizen, his person was in safety. See Acts 9:29, Acts 9:30.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Then departed … - Why Barnabas sought Saul is not known. It is probable, however, that it was owing to the remarkable success which he had in Antioch. There was a great revival of religion, and there was need of additional labor. In such times the ministers of the gospel need additional help, as men in harvest-time need the aid of others. Saul was in this vicinity Acts 9:30, and he was eminently suited to assist in this work. With him Barnabas was well…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. 25-26Barnabas saw that Saul had a special gift for preaching and teaching. The wise judgment of Barnabus led to a successful ministry in Antioch.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seek Saul--Of course, this was after the hasty despatch of Saul to Tarsus, no doubt by Barnabas himself among others, to escape the fury of the Jews at Jerusalem. And as Barnabas was the first to take the converted persecutor by the hand and procure his recognition as a disciple by the brethren at Jerusalem (Ac 9:27), so he alone seems at that early period to have discerned in him those peculiar endowments by…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:25

• Antioch
• Paul
• Tarsus
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Barnabas
• Saul
• Tarsus
• Paul, Saul
• Arise
• Contend
• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Luke, the Evangelist

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