Acts 11:27
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
29 So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
- KJV
- And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
- WEB
- Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
- ASV
- Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
- DARBY
- Now in these days prophets went down from Jerusalem to Antioch;
- BLB
- Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
- ÅB
- I disse dager kom det noen profeter ned fra Jerusalem til Antiokia,
- OTB
- På denne tiden kom noen profeter fra Jerusalem til Antiokia.
- B1930
- I disse dager kom det nogen profeter ned fra Jerusalem til Antiokia,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 13:1
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Read in context1 Corinthians 12:28
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
Read in contextEphesians 4:11
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Read in contextMatthew 23:34
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Read in contextActs 15:32
Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
Read in contextActs 2:17
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Read in contextActs 21:4
We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:32
The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
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