Antioch

“Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.”

“Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.”

“From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.”

“When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.”

“From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.”

“Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,”

“When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.”

“And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.”