KJV ORIGINAL
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So in the church at Antioch, there were these prophets and teachers doing their thing — Barnabas, Simeon (who went by Niger), Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen (who actually grew up alongside Herod the ruler), and Saul.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God was building his dream team from all kinds of backgrounds — even someone who grew up in the palace.
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