Acts 11:20 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 11:20

But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

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ASV

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

KJV

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

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Commentary

4 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

"They spoke to the Greeks." Perhaps they were called Greeks because they did not know Hebrew.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Spake to the Greeks - As the Greeks were the most celebrated of the Gentile nations near Judea, the Jews called all the Gentiles by that name. Here we have the first account of the preaching the Gospel to the idolatrous Gentiles. All those to whom it had been preached before, did at least worship one God, the God of Israel.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Men of - Cyrene - The metropolis of the Cyrenaica; a country of Africa, bounded on the east by Marmarica, on the west by the Regio Syrtica, on the north by the Mediterranean, and on the south by the Sahara. Cyrene is now called Cairoan. This city, according to Eusebius, was built in the 37th Olympiad, about 630 years before Christ. In consequence of a revolt of its inhabitants, it was destroyed by the Romans; but they afterwards rebuilt it. It was for a long time subject to the Arabs, but is now in the hands of the Turks.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἦσαν	Ēsan	Were	G1510 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
τινες	tines	some	G5100 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	them	G846 →
ἄνδρες	andres	men	G435 →
Κύπριοι	Kuprioi	of Cyprus	G2953 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Κυρηναῖοι,	Kurēnaioi	of Cyrene,	G2956 →
οἵτινες	oitines	who	G3748 →
ἐλθόντες	elthontes	having come	G2064 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
Ἀντιόχειαν	Antiocheian	Antioch	G490 →
ἐλάλουν	elaloun	were speaking	G2980 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
Ἑλληνιστὰς	Hellēnistas	Hellenists	G1675 →
εὐαγγελιζόμενοι	euangelizomenoi	evangelising [about]	G2097 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
κύριον	kurion	Lord	G2962 →
Ἰησοῦν.	Iēsoun	Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 3:8
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:9
  For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- Colossians 1:27
  To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- 1 Timothy 1:13
  I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
- Ephesians 3:16
  I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- Ephesians 2:7
  in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
Through
Acts 13:1
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.
leads to
- Acts 4:36
  Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- Acts 15:35
  But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
Through
Matthew 27:32
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
leads to
- Mark 15:21
  Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts