Acts 11:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Cyrene

The grecians

Acts 6:1

Acts 9:29

Preaching

Bible References

Cyrene

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen.

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to carry his cross.

The grecians

Now in those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the native Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.

Preaching

Philip went down to a city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some said, "What would this idle babbler wish to say?" Others, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,"because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,

For I resolved to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,