Antioch (Syria)

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

¹⁹ Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

²⁰ But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

²¹ The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

²² When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

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.

²⁷ In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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.

From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

²² Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

²³ and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.