21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
22. And the report came to the attention of the church that was in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch,
23. who, when he arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
24. because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added to the Lord.
25. So he departed for Tarsus to look for Saul.
26. And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened to them also that they met together for a whole year with the church and taught a large number of people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.
27. Now in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28. And one of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius).
29. So from the disciples, according to their ability to give, each one of them determined to send financial aid for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,
30. which they also did, sending the aid to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.