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NASB | Acts 11:26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians. [Acts 26:28; 1 Pet 4:16] |
Bible Question: The key word is they were (called) christrians,they never became christian,the people of antioch gave them this name not God are Jesus. Jesus never spoke the word christian, He never taught a single person to become a christian,are we truely following jesus by doing something that he never taught.Jesus said if you obey my teachings you truely my disciple and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.Should we follow jesus teachings are something that man made up. |
Bible Answer: This is an interesting question. The tag name Christian apparently became widely known and used. When King Agrippa called Paul a "Christian" (Acts 26:28), Paul didn't take issue with the label (Acts 26:29). To outright opponents, Jesus disciples were called "the sect of the Nazarenes" or just "this sect." - Acts 24:5, 28:22. The fact that the label Christian has sustained to this day, as opposed to "the sect of the Nazarenes" causes one to take a closer look at Acts 11:26 and you allude to the key by calling attention to the expression 'were called' Christians. The Greek verb khre-ma-ti'zo in this text is simply rendered "were called" in many translations. However, some translations (i.e. Young's) indicate that God had something to do with selecting the name "Christain"; Young's reads: "The disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians." The reason given is that the original greek word carries the meaning 'to be divinely commanded, admonished, instructed'. So, to simply translate the Greek word to 'were called' doesn't do the original Greek word any justice and would lead to misunderstandings of who originated this label - thus the reason for a reader's confusion. Hope this helps. |