⁵ The ^[a]announcement found approval with the whole ^[b]congregation; and they chose ^(A)Stephen, a man ^(B)full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and ^(C)Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and ^[c]Nicolas, a ^[d](D)proselyte from ^(E)Antioch.

The Church in Antioch

^19 (A)So then those who were scattered because of the ^[a]persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way ^[b]to ^(B)Phoenicia, ^(C)Cyprus, and ^(D)Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. ²⁰ But there were some of them, men of ^(E)Cyprus and ^(F)Cyrene, who came to ^(G)Antioch and began speaking to the ^[c](H)Greeks as well, ^(I)preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.

²⁷ Now ^[a]at this time some ^(A)prophets came down from Jerusalem to ^(B)Antioch.

First Missionary Journey

13 Now there were ^(A)prophets and ^(B)teachers at ^(C)Antioch, in the ^(D)church that was there: ^(E)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of ^(F)Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with ^(G)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

²² When he had landed in ^(A)Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and went down to ^(B)Antioch.