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Antioch: disciples first called Christians

Scattered believers preached to Greeks at Antioch, a great number turned to the Lord, and Barnabas fetched Saul from Tarsus to teach there a full year; in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians (Acts 11:21-26).

📖 Acts 11:19–21

19Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews. 20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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Sources: Scripture — Acts 11:19-26
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