In response, Christians in Antioch “determined, each of them according as anyone could afford it, to send a relief ministration to the brothers dwelling in Judea; and this they did, dispatching it to the older men by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. ” ​ — Acts 11: 28 - 30. True Christians today also recognize that followers of Jesus must show concern for the poor and needy, especially among fellow believers.
यावर, अंत्युखियातील ख्रिश्‍चनांनी “निश्‍चय केला की, [प्रत्येकाने] यहूदीयात राहणाऱ्‍या बंधुजनांच्या मदतीकरिता यथाशक्‍ति काही पाठवावे; त्याप्रमाणे त्यांनी केले, म्हणजे ते बर्णबा व शौल ह्‍यांच्या हाती वडीलवर्गाकडे पाठवून दिले. ” — प्रेषितांची कृत्ये ११: २८ - ३०.