Acts 11:1, Peter, being accused for going in to the Gentiles, Acts 11:5, makes his defence; Acts 11:18, which is accepted; Acts 11:19, The gospel being spread in Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, Barnabas is sent to confirm them; Acts 11:26, The disciples there are first called Christians; Acts 11:27, They send relief to the brethren in Judea in time of famine.
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