Chapter 11, verse 24 - Chapter 12, verse 3
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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
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Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
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When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
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Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
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One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
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As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea
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which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Chapter 12
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Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
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He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
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When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
