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22 News about them reached[a] the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel[b] as far as Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,(A) 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(B) and of faith. And large numbers of people were added(C) to the Lord.

25 Then he went to Tarsus to search for Saul, 26 and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples(D) were first called Christians at Antioch.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:22 Lit reached the ears of
  2. 11:22 Other mss omit to travel