Acts 11:25

Translations

Modern

Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

Traditional

Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

Literal

And he went out to Tarsus to seek Saul,

Latin

Profectus est autem Barnabas Tarsum, ut quæreret Saulum: quem cum invenisset, perduxit Antiochiam.

Original

Greek

English

Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

Notes

Acts 11:25–26

Barnabas saw that Saul had a special gift for preaching and teaching. The wise judgment of Barnabus led to a successful ministry in Antioch.

Acts 11:19–26

After Stephen's death, persecution forced Christians to move to other areas (8:1–3). They traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch.
Antioch in Syria was a busy, diverse city. It was the third-largest city in the Roman Empire, after Rome and Alexandria. Antioch played a key role in spreading the Christian message to non-Jewish people.

Theme notes and profiles

Barnabas Paul (Saul) Simon Peter Following Jesus The Growth of the Church

Events

Disciples first called Christiansc. AD 40

Related verses

Acts 9:11
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
Acts 9:27
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
Acts 9:30
When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Acts 21:39
But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

People

Barnabas: A Levite from Cyprus who accompanied Paul on missionary journeys Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles

Places

Tarsus: City in Cilicia, birthplace of the apostle Paul

Glossary

Antioch of Syria Barnabas Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Cilicia Peter, the Apostle Second Letter to the Corinthians Tarsus

Topics

Antioch: A City of Syria: Disciples First Called Christians In Paul: Has Barnabas As his Companion Religious Zeal: Paul and Barnabas Tarsus: Paul Brought From, by Barnabas

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