And the word about them was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas to go as far as Antioch;

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they were commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.

Now arriving and gathering the church together, they related all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith for the Gentiles.

And Barnabas went forth to Tarsus to seek out Saul,

Now in these days prophets went down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

But Paul and Barnabas spent time in Antioch, teaching and preaching the good news of the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace having been given to us, [let us use them]: whether prophecy, [let us prophecy] according to the proportion of faith;

whether ministry, [let us use it] in our ministry; whether teaching; in the teaching;

And [those] whom God has appointed in the church [are]: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

All [are] not apostles, [are they]? All [are] not prophets, [are they]? Are all teachers? [Are] all [workers of] miracles?

But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an unlearned person comes in, he is reproved by all, he is discerned by all.

And so the secrets of his heart become clear; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God, reporting that God is truly among you!

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

Do not despise prophecies.

And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a Cyprian by nation,

And the word about them was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas to go as far as Antioch;

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.

and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about that for a whole year they assembled with the church and instructed many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking along with [them] John also, whose surname was Mark.

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to forego working?

and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace which was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas [their] right [hands] of fellowship, that we [should go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised;

And the rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, entering into Antioch spoke to the Greek speaking Jews, preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives, greet you.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report [about] Jesus,

For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

Though desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they counted him as a prophet.

Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

And the king was grieved, but because of the oaths, and because of those who reclined [to eat] with him, he commanded it to be given.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governing Judea, and while Herod governed as tetrarch of Galilee, and while Philip his brother governed as tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and while Lysanias governed as tetrarch of Abilene,

But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

he also added this to all [his other] [sins], and locked up John in the prison.

On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and go from here, for Herod wants to kill You."

And He said to them, "Go and say to that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.'

And when he found out that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days.

Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing.

Then Herod, with his men of war, having treated Him with contempt, and having mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

All the saints greet you, but especially those of the household of Caesar.

But Saul, who also is [called] Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and gazing intently at him,

Now Saul was agreeing with them in his murder. And in that day there arose a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul was doing injury to the church, going in from house to house, and dragging away both men and women, and committing them to prison.

Then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest