¹² The Spirit told^(A) me to have no hesitation about going with them.^(B) These six brothers^(C) also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. ¹³ He told us how he had seen an angel^(D) appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. ¹⁴ He will bring you a message^(E) through which you and all your household^(F) will be saved.’

¹⁵ “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on^(G) them as he had come on us at the beginning.^{(H) 16} Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with^[a] water,^(I) but you will be baptized with^[b] the Holy Spirit.’^{(J) 17} So if God gave them the same gift^(K) he gave us^(L) who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”

¹⁸ When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”^(M)

The Church in Antioch

¹⁹ Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed^(N) traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch,^(O) spreading the word only among Jews. ²⁰ Some of them, however, men from Cyprus^(P) and Cyrene,^(Q) went to Antioch^(R) and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news^(S) about the Lord Jesus. ²¹ The Lord’s hand was with them,^(T) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.^(U)

²² News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas^(V) to Antioch. ²³ When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,^(W) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.^{(X) 24} He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit^(Y) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.^(Z)

²⁵ Then Barnabas went to Tarsus^(AA) to look for Saul, ²⁶ and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples^(AB) were called Christians first^(AC) at Antioch.