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Is “Christian” in the Bible?
Yes. “Christian” is in the Bible. It appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 3 times in the King James Bible.
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Is “Christian” in the Bible?
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Yes. “Christian” is in the Bible.
It appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 3 times in the King James Bible.
Christian appears only three times, counting Christians: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
In two Bibles
Lumin Translation: 3 times, first in Acts 26:28.
King James Version: 3 times, first in Acts 26:28.
Agrippa said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?”
Acts 26:28 · open the chapter →
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Is “Christian” in the Bible?
Yes. “Christian” is in the Bible. It appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 3 times in the King James Bible. Christian appears only three times, counting Christians: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
How many times is “Christian” in the Bible?
Christian appears 3 times in the Lumin Translation and 3 times in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms, counting christian and christians.
Where is “Christian” first mentioned in the Bible?
In the Lumin Translation, christian first appears in Acts 26:28: “Agrippa said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?””
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