Lesson XL. The First Missionaries

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

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Bible: Acts 13—14 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Story 8 in Part Seventh.)

1. Where did a great church of Chrīst grow up? At Ăn´tĭ-och in Sy̆r´ĭ-ȧ.

2. Who preached and taught in the church at Ăn´tĭ-och? Bär´na-băs and Sa̤ul.

3. For what work were Bär´na-băs and Sa̤ul sent out from Ăn´tĭ-och? To preach the gospel in other lands.

4. What are those who go out to other lands to preach the gospel called? Missionaries.

5. To what island did the missionaries and Bär´na-băs first go preaching the gospel? To the island of Çȳ´prus.

6. By what name was Saṳl called after this time? Pa̤ul, the apostle.

7. In what land did the missionaries, Pa̤ul and Bär´na-băs, preach after they left the island of Çy´prus? In Ā´s̝iȧ Mī´nor.

8. In what city of Ā´s̝iȧ Mī´nor did they begin preaching the gospel? In Ăn´tĭ-och of Pi̍̄-sĭd´ĭ-ȧ.

9. In what place were they first worshipped as gods and then stoned? At Ly̆s´trȧ.

10. What did Pa̤ul and Bär´na-băs do in all the places which they visited on this journey? They planted churches of Chrīst.

11. To what place did they go again after their journey? To Ăn´tĭ-och in Sy̆r´ĭ-ȧ.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 54. Source

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