SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:22
Y lleg la fama (de estas cosas) a oídos de la Iglesia que estaba en Jerusaln; y enviaron a Bernab que fuese hasta Antioquía.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 11:22
Verse 22. The Church which was in Jerusalem] This was the original, the mother Church of Christianity; not the Church of Rome; there were Christian Churches founded in many places, which exist to the present day, before Rome heard the Gospel of the kingdom. A Christian Church means a company of believers in Christ Jesus, united for the purposes of Christian fellowship, and edification in righteousness. They sent forth Barnabas] It seems, then, that the Church collectively had power to commission and send forth any of its own members, whom it saw God had qualified for a particular work. There must have been, even at that time, an acknowledged superiority of some members of the Church beyond others. The apostles held the first rank; the deacons (probably the same as those called prophets, as being next chosen) the second; and perhaps those called evangelists, simply preachers of the truth, the third rank. Those who knew most of God and sacred things, who were most zealous, most holy, and most useful, undoubtedly had the pre-eminence.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 22. Then tidings of these things , etc.] Of the spread of the Gospel in several parts, and the success of it in the conversion of sinners, especially at Antioch: came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem ; these tidings were brought to the apostles and brethren there, by messengers which the ministers of the word sent unto them to let them know what success they met with; notwithstanding the persecution raised against the church of Jerusalem at the death of Stephen, and the havoc that was made of the members of it, and the dispersion of others, yet it still continued a church, and so it did for ages after: there are reckoned fifteen bishops of it unto the times of Trajan, and the destruction of the city by him, when the Jews were no longer suffered to live in it; and they are these, James the brother of our Lord, Simeon, Justus, Zacchaeus, Tobias, Benjamin, John, Matthias, Philip, Seneca, Justus, Levi, Ephres, Joseph, and Judas; and these are said to be all originally Hebrews: but after the destruction of the city by Trajan, and the Jews were forbid inhabiting it, the church consisted of Gentiles only; and of them bishops were constituted over it, and were as follow:
Marcus, Cassianus, Publius, Maximus, Julianus, Gaianus, Symmachus, Caius, another Julianus, Capito, another Maximus, Antoninus, Valens, Dolychianus, Narcissus, Aelius, Germanio, Gordius, and another Narcissus; all these governed this church in the second century: and in the third century, the bishops of this church were Alexander, Mazabanes, Labdas, and Hermon, who was the last before the Dioclesian persecution: in the fourth century, Macarins, Maximus, and Cyril, presided over it; and these were succeeded in the fifth century by Joannes Nepos, Prayllius, Juvenalis, Anastasius, and Martyrius; in this age also Lucian and Hesychius were presbyters of this church. In the sixth century, the names of the bishops of this church were Salustius, Helias, Johannes, Petrus, Macarius, Eustochius, Johannes, Neamus, and Isicius: in the seventh century were Thomas, Johannes, Neannus, Isaac, Zacharias, and Sophronius, who was the last bishop of Jerusalem before the utter and last devastation of it by the Saracens f561 ; since which time the city has underwent various fates, being sometimes in the hands of the Christians, and at other times possessed by the Turks, in whose power it now is. And they sent forth Barnabas ; who was himself an Hellenist, and of the country of Cyprus, and so very fit to be sent to the Grecians or Hellenists at Antioch, who had received the Gospel to confirm them in it: for his orders were, that he should go as far as Antioch which is said to be about fifteen or sixteen days journey from Jerusalem: the phrase, that he should go, is not in the Alexandrian copy, nor in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 19-24 - The first preachers of the gospel at Antioch, were dispersed from Jerusalem by persecution; thus what was meant to hurt the church, wa made to work for its good. The wrath of man is made to praise God. What should the ministers of Christ preach, but Christ? Christ, and his crucified? Christ, and him glorified? And their preaching wa accompanied with the Divine power. The hand of the Lord was with them to bring that home to the hearts and consciences of men, which the could but speak to the outward ear. They believed; they were convince of the truth of the gospel. They turned from a careless, carnal way of living, to live a holy, heavenly, spiritual life. They turned from worshipping God in show and ceremony, to worship him in the Spirit an in truth. They turned to the Lord Jesus, and he became all in all with them. This was the work of conversion wrought upon them, and it must be wrought upon every one of us. It was the fruit of their faith; all wh sincerely believe, will turn to the Lord, When the Lord Jesus i preached in simplicity, and according to the Scriptures, he will giv success; and when sinners are thus brought to the Lord, really goo men, who are full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, will admire an rejoice in the grace of God bestowed on them. Barnabas was full of faith; full of the grace of faith, and full of the fruits of the fait that works by love.
Greek Textus Receptus
ηκουσθη 191 5681 V-API-3S δε 1161 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM λογος 3056 N-NSM εις 1519 PREP τα 3588 T-APN ωτα 3775 N-APN της 3588 T-GSF εκκλησιας 1577 N-GSF της 3588 T-GSF εν 1722 PREP ιεροσολυμοις 2414 N-DPN περι 4012 PREP αυτων 846 P-GPM και 2532 CONJ εξαπεστειλαν 1821 5656 V-AAI-3P βαρναβαν 921 N-ASM διελθειν 1330 5629 V-2AAN εως 2193 CONJ αντιοχειας 490 N-GSF
Robertson's NT Word Studies
11:22 {Came to the ears} (ekousqe eis ta wta). First aorist passive indicative of akouw, was heard in the ears. {Of the church which was in Jerusalem} (tes ekklesias tes en ierousalem). Not yet was the term "church" applied to the group of disciples in Antioch as it is in #11:26; 13:1. {They sent forth} (exapesteilan). First aorist active indicative of the double compound verb ex-apo-stellw, to send out and away. The choice of Barnabas was eminently wise. He already had a position of leadership in Jerusalem because of his generosity (#4:36f.) and his championship of Saul after his conversion (#9:27). He was originally from Cyprus and probably had personal friends among some of the leaders in this new movement. He was to investigate the work of the travelling preachers (verse #19) all the way to Antioch (hews antioceias).
