Study it in the app“Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.”
Nowδὲthere wereἮσανinἐνAntioch,Ἀντιοχείᾳinκατὰthe assemblyτὴν ἐκκλησίανthat was there,οὖσανprophetsπροφῆταιandκαὶteachers:διδάσκαλοιBarnabas,ὅ τε ΒαρναβᾶςandκαὶSimeonΣυμεὼνwhoὁwas calledκαλούμενοςNiger,ΝίγερandκαὶLuciusΛούκιοςof Cyrene,ὁ ΚυρηναῖοςandτεManaen,Μαναήνwho had been brought up withσύντροφοςHerodἩρῴδουthe tetrarch,τοῦ τετραάρχουandκαὶSaul.Σαῦλος
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “Ēsan” appearsAntioch
See it on the mapWhere else “Antiocheiai” appearschurch
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētai” appearsteacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskaloi” appearsBarnabas
Barnabas, the surname given to Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus; it was explained as "son of encouragement". He traveled and worked with Paul.
Where else “Barnabas” appearsSimeon
Simeon, a man's name: the old man who held Jesus in the temple; Jacob's son and his tribe; an ancestor of Jesus; Simeon called Niger; and Simon Peter.
Where else “Symeōn” appearscall
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenos” appearsNiger
Niger, "black": the surname of Simeon, a teacher in Antioch.
Where else “Niger” appearsLucius
Lucius: a man's name. A teacher at Antioch, from Cyrene; and a relative of Paul who sends greetings to Rome.
Where else “Loukios” appearsCyrenian
From Cyrene, a city in North Africa.
Where else “Kyrēnaios” appearsManaen
Manaen, a teacher in Antioch who was brought up with Herod Antipas.
Where else “Manaēn” appearsbrought up with
Brought up together with another from childhood, a foster brother, a close friend.
Where else “syntrophos” appearsHerod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidou” appearstetrarch
Tetrarch: ruler of part of a kingdom under Rome; the title of Herod Antipas in Galilee and of other rulers.
Where else “tetraarchou” appearsSaul
Saul, the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul, used in its Greek form.
Where else “Saulos” appearsHerod Antipas (Luke 3:1). Manaen had been brought up with him from childhood.
Antioch
Today: Antakya (Antioch on the Orontes), Turkey
An important city of Syria, about 15 miles (25 km) inland from the Mediterranean, in present-day Turkey. There was another Antioch in Pisidia, in central Turkey today.
There the disciples were first called "Christians" (Acts 11:26). The assembly sent Paul and Barnabas out from there on their first journey (Acts 13:1-3).
1 · This verse (above)
2And while they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?
