ACTS 11:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.”
News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.—the Jerusalem church's response is supervisory; Barnabas, not Peter or John, is sent as investigator/envoy. The choice of Barnabas (the encourager, Acts 4:36) suggests Jerusalem's openness to affirming new development. Antioch's distance from Jerusalem (about 300 miles) required sustained communication and delegation.
Church Fathers on Acts 11:22
Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. Acts 11:22 What may be the reason that, when such a city received the word, they did not come themselves? Because of the Jews. But they send Barnabas. However, it is no small part of the providential management even so that Paul comes to be there. It is both natural, and it is wisely ordered, that they are averse to him, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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