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Christians

religious group

Followers of Jesus Christ, first given this name at Antioch according to Acts 11:26.

3 appearances2 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Followers of , who according to Acts 11:26 were first given this name at . The label appears only three times in the New Testament — also on 's lips in Acts 26 and in 1 4 as a name to suffer under without shame. Though rare in Scripture, the term became the church's enduring self-designation.

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