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And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning.
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Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
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If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"
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When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life."
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Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only.
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But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
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Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.
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When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
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For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
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Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul.
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And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
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And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
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Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
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Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.
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This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.