But members of the synagogue known as that of the Libyans, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia, got to debating with Stephen,

So, as they were sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from that port sailed away to Cyprus.

They sent this letter by them: "The apostles and elders as brothers send greeting to the brothers from among the heathen in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

He journeyed on through Syria and Cilicia and continued to strengthen the churches.

They gave the glory to God, when they heard it, and said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousand believers there are among the Jews, all of them zealous champions of the law.

Paul answered, "I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please let me speak to the people."

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up here in this city, and carefully educated under the teaching of Gamaliel in the law of our forefathers. I was zealous for God, as all of you are today.

He read the letter and asked Paul what province he was from, and on learning that he was from Cilicia,

and after sailing the whole length of the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but they are not intelligently so.

After that I went into the districts of Syria and Cilicia.

who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.