Acts 11: The Gospel Reaches the Gentiles

Peter explains to the Jerusalem believers how God gave the Spirit to Gentiles, and they praise God for granting repentance to them. In Antioch many Greeks believe, Barnabas brings Saul there, the disciples are first called Christians, and they send famine relief.

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According to Acts 11:27-30, what did the prophet Agabus predict, and how did the disciples in Antioch respond?

He predicted an earthquake that would level the city, and the disciples responded by fleeing Antioch entirelyHe predicted a famine, but the disciples decided the warning did not concern them and took no action at allHe predicted a severe famine over the whole world, and the disciples each gave as they could to aid the believers in JudeaHe predicted the fall of Jerusalem to Rome, and the disciples responded by moving the whole church to Antioch