Parallel Verses
Amplified
And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior].
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Holman Bible
The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
International Standard Version
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
A Conservative Version
And the hand of Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
American Standard Version
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.
An Understandable Version
The power of the Lord was upon their efforts so that a large number of people who believed [the message] turned to the Lord [in faithful obedience].
Anderson New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.
Common New Testament
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and as the divine assistance accompany'd them, a great number of persons believed and became converts.
Darby Translation
And the Lord's hand was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Godbey New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number having believed, turned to the Lord.
Goodspeed New Testament
The Lord's hand was with them, and there were a great many who believed and turned to the Lord.
John Wesley New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number having believed, turned to the Lord.
King James 2000
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
Modern King James verseion
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord.
Moffatt New Testament
the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
Montgomery New Testament
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
NET Bible
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Noyes New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
Sawyer New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
The Emphasized Bible
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number - they who believed - turned unto the Lord.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a vast multitude believing, turned to the Lord.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The power of the Lord was with them, so that a great number who had learned to believe came over to the Lord's side.
Webster
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.
Williams New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
World English Bible
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Worrell New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
Worsley New Testament
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.
Themes
Accessions » Accessions to the church » Accessions in antioch
Afflictions made beneficial » In furthering the gospel
Antioch » A city » A city of syria » Disciples first called Christians in
Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » Examples of
Awakenings and religious reforms » At the feast of pentecost ac 2 » -paul at antioch, syria
religious Awakenings » General references to
religious Awakenings » At the feast of pentecost ac 2 » -paul at antioch, syria
Church » Growth of accessions to » Accessions in antioch
Church » Accessions to » Accessions in antioch
Conversion » Is the result of faith
Faith » In Christ is » The work of God
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » The people of antioch
Faith » In Christ is » Followed by conversion
Hand » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Hand of the lord » Christians
Jerusalem » Disciples persecuted and dispersed from
Persecution » Of the righteous » Diffuses the gospel
Religious » General references to
Revivals » Isa 35 » Examples of
Revivals » Instances of » At pentecost, and times after pentecost
Topics
Interlinear
Pisteuo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 11:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Developments In The Church In Antioch
20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming [to them] the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior]. 22 The news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 1:66
All who heard these things kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this little boy turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him [to bring about his birth].
Acts 2:47
praising God continually, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 9:35
Then all who lived at Lydda and the plain of Sharon saw [what had happened to] him, and they turned to the Lord.
2 Chronicles 30:12
Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them one heart to do that which the king and the officials had commanded by the word of the Lord.
Ezra 7:9
For on the first of the first month he started out from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he arrived in Jerusalem, because the good hand of his God was on him.
Ezra 8:18
And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of understanding (insight) from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers (relatives), 18 men;
Nehemiah 2:8
and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to construct beams for the gates of the fortress which is by the temple, and for the city wall and for the house which I will occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.
Nehemiah 2:18
Then I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us
Isaiah 53:1
And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the Lord been revealed?
Isaiah 59:1
That it cannot save,
Nor His ear so
That it cannot hear.
Acts 4:4
But many of those who heard the message [of salvation] believed [in Jesus and accepted Him as the Christ]. And the number of the men came to be about 5,000.
Acts 5:14
More and more believers in the Lord, crowds of men and women, were constantly being added to their number,
Acts 6:7
And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].
Acts 11:24
For Barnabas was a good man [privately and publicly—his godly character benefited both himself and others] and he was full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith [in Jesus the Messiah, through whom believers have everlasting life]. And a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Acts 15:19
Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble and make it difficult for those who are turning to God among the Gentiles [by putting obstacles in their way],
Acts 26:18-20
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,