Acts 11:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.

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  • Acts 4:36 : 36 And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,
  • Acts 15:3 : 3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.
  • Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
  • Acts 15:35 : 35 But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.
  • Acts 21:2 : 2 And as there was a ship going to Phoenicia, we went in it.
  • Acts 21:16 : 16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.
  • Gal 2:11 : 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.
  • Matt 10:6 : 6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,
  • John 7:35 : 35 So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
  • Acts 15:39 : 39 And there was a sharp argument between them, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and went by ship to Cyprus;
  • Acts 18:22 : 22 And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.
  • Acts 8:1-4 : 1 And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria. 2 And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him. 3 But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison. 4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.
  • Acts 11:26-27 : 26 And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch. 27 Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.
  • Acts 13:4 : 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 11:20-22
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    20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

    21 And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.

    22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

  • Acts 8:4
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    4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.

  • Acts 2:9-10
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    9 Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

    10 In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,

  • Acts 8:1
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    1 And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.

  • Acts 13:4-5
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    4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.

    5 And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.

  • Acts 15:3
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    3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.

  • Acts 14:4-7
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    4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

    5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

    6 Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:

    7 And went on preaching the good news there.

  • Acts 11:1
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    1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21 And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

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    19 For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;

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    9 But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

  • Acts 11:26-27
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    26 And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

    27 Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

  • Acts 13:49-51
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    49 And the word of the Lord went through all the country.

    50 But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

    51 But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium.

  • 1 Thess 2:14-16
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    14 For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

    15 Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

    16 Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.

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    26 And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God for the work which they had not done.

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    30 And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

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    21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 15:23-24
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    23 And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:

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    6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,