Acts 11:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Acts 11:27

And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

Prophets

Bible References

Prophets

And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.

In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and strengthened them with a long message.

So we found some disciples and stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit they told Paul not to go to Jerusalem.

This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.

And God has placed these in the church:

first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, next miracles,
then gifts of healing, helping,
managing, various kinds of languages.

And the prophets’ spirits are under the control of the prophets,

And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,