22 News about them reached[a] the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel[b] as far as Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,(A) 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(B) and of faith. And large numbers of people were added(C) to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:22 Lit reached the ears of
  2. 11:22 Other mss omit to travel

22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas(A) to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,(B) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.(C) 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(D) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.(E)

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