A great number believed and were converted to the Lord.

The church in Jerusalem heard about this and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. There he could see for himself that God had given grace, and this pleased him, and he urged them all to remain faithful to the Lord with heartfelt devotion; for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. And a large number of people were won over to the Lord.

Barnabas then left for Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. As things turned out they were to live together in that church a whole year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’

In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. One day while they were offering worship to the Lord and keeping a fast, the Holy Spirit said, ‘I want Barnabas and Saul set apart for the work to which I have called them.’ So it was that after fasting and prayer they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.

Sing a new song to the Lord 
  for he has worked wonders.
His right hand and his holy arm 
  have brought salvation

The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.

The Lord has made known his salvation;
  has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love 
  for the house of Israel.

The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.

All the ends of the earth have seen 
  the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
  ring out your joy.

The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.

Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp 
  with the sound of music.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn 
  acclaim the King, the Lord.

The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.

Alleluia, alleluia!
Accept God’s message for what it really is:
God’s message, and not some human thinking.
Alleluia!