Acts 11:28

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.

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Acts 11:28 in other translations

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.

Acts 11:28 · American Standard Version

Acts 11:28 in context

  1. 26When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
  2. 27Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
  3. 28One 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.
  4. 29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;
  5. 30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.