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Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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A Diverse Leadership Team
Commentators emphasize the remarkable diversity of the leaders in the Antioch church. The group included Barnabas (a Cypriot Levite), Symeon (surnamed 'the black,' possibly African), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (a foster-brother from Herod's royal court), and Saul (a former Pharisee). This shows how the gospel breaks down social, ethnic, and political barriers, uniting people from all walks of life for God's work.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER 13
The church that was at Antioch.
Certain prophets.
And teachers. Teachers are mentioned s…
In the church that was there (κατα την ουσαν εκκλησιαν). Possibly distributed throughout the church (note "in the church" 11:26). …
19th Century
Anglican
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch.—The fullness of detail in this narrative suggests the inference that the writer …
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At Antioch there were five “prophets and teachers” in the church. The Greek suggests that Barnabas, Simeon, and Lucius were prophets, and Manaen an…
16th Century
Protestant
Here follows an account, not only worthy of being remembered but also very profitable to be known, of how Paul was appointed the teacher of the Gen…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch This was Antioch in Syria, where was a Gospel church, and where the…
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