13. He reported to us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is known as Peter.
14. He will tell you how you and your entire household can be saved.’
15. When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as the Spirit fell on us in the beginning.
16. I remembered the Lord’s words: ‘John will baptize with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17. If God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, then who am I? Could I stand in God’s way?"
18. Once the apostles and other believers heard this, they calmed down. They praised God and concluded, "So then God has enabled Gentiles to change their hearts and lives so that they might have new life."
19. Now those who were scattered as a result of the trouble that occurred because of Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They proclaimed the word only to Jews.
20. Among them were some people from Cyprus and Cyrene. They entered Antioch and began to proclaim the good news about the Lord Jesus also to Gentiles.
21. The Lord’s power was with them, and a large number came to believe and turned to the Lord.
22. When the church in Jerusalem heard about this, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23. When he arrived and saw evidence of God’s grace, he was overjoyed and encouraged everyone to remain fully committed to the Lord.
24. Barnabas responded in this way because he was a good man, whom the Holy Spirit had endowed with exceptional faith. A considerable number of people were added to the Lord.
25. Barnabas went to Tarsus in search of Saul.
26. When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. They were there for a whole year, meeting with the church and teaching large numbers of people. It was in Antioch where the disciples were first labeled "Christians."
27. About that time, some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28. One of them, Agabus, stood up and, inspired by the Spirit, predicted that a severe famine would overtake the entire Roman world. (This occurred during Claudius’ rule.)