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 Caesar.
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Acts 11:28
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 Caesar.
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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.)
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.
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world—which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar—
Surrounding context — Acts 11
25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28 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 Caesar.
29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
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ἀναστὰςG450 · anistēmito ariseδὲG1161 · dethenεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐξG1537 · ekout fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameἍγαβοςG13 · AgabosAgabusἐσήμανενG4591 · sēmainōto signifyδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματοςG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritλιμὸνG3042 · limoshungerμεγάληνG3173 · megasgreatμέλλεινG3195 · mellōto ensueἔσεσθαιG1510 · eimito beἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstὅληνG3650 · holosallτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκουμένην,G3625 · oikoumenēworldἥτιςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstΚλαυδίουG2804 · KlaudiosClaudius
Cross-references
Acts 21:10And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.Acts 18:2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.1 Kings 17:1-16And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.Luke 2:1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,Genesis 41:38And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find [such a one] as this [is], a man in whom the Spirit of God [is]?Genesis 41:30-31And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;2 Kings 8:1-2Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
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