Acts 11:19-30 - Developments In The Church In Antioch
19 Then those who had been scattered by the trouble that arose over Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch; but they preached the word to none except Jews. 20 Some of them, however, were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on reaching Antioch, began to tell the Greeks also the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus. 21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 When news of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. 23 When he arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart; 24 for he was a good man, and full of faith and the Holy Spirit. And a great multitude was added to the Lord. 25 Then Barnabas visited Tarsus, to try to find Saul, 26 and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church, and taught many people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of "Christians."
27 At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, who was Agabus, rose up, and being instructed by the Spirit, predicted that a great famine was about to come upon the whole inhabited earth. (It came in the reign of Claudius.) 29 So the disciples decided to send relief, every man according to his means, to the brothers in Judea. 30 This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.