Acts 11:28

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

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KJV

King James Version

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar.

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WEB

World English Bible

One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And one of them named Agabus, having risen up, signified through the Spirit [that] a great famine is about to be over the whole world—which came to pass under Claudius.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 11

²⁶ and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

²⁷ In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

²⁹ So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

³⁰ This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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