Acts 11:22-26

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²² News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. ²³ When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion,^{(A) 24} for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were brought to the Lord.^{(B) 25} Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,^{(C) 26} and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called “Christians.”^(D)