21. The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
22. A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23. When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
24. because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.
25. Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,
26. and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
27. At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28. One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)
29. So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
30. They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.