Acts 14:28

Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name, which Yahweh’s mouth will name.

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

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.

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name.

everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.’ ”

You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen; and the Lord Yahweh will kill you. He will call his servants by another name,

“Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days.

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.

The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.

When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

preaching God’s Kingdom, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.