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Acts 13:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Acts 13:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 13 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Barnabas and Saul Sent Out
“Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. which: or, Herod's foster brother”
Acts 13:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 13:1
Certain prophets and teachers (προφῆται καὶ διδάσκαλοι, prophētai kai didaskaloi)—the Antioch church leadership combined the prophetic gift (declaring God's immediate word) with systematic teaching. The five named leaders reflect gospel diversity: Barnabas the Cypriot Levite, Simeon called Niger (Latin 'black,' possibly African), Lucius from Cyrene (North Africa), Manaen (foster-brother of Herod Antipas who beheaded John), and Saul the Pharisee. This multiethnic, socially diverse leadership marks Antioch as the first truly Gentile church, becoming missions headquarters supplanting Jerusalem.Th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 13:1
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“who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is”
“teaching and preaching the word of the Lord”
“James and Cephas and John”
“who is also called Paul”
“also being prophets themselves”
“Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea”
“and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in”
“prophets; and some”
“especially those who are of Caesar's household.”