Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. New Living Translation So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. English Standard Version So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. Berean Standard Bible So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. Berean Literal Bible Therefore indeed having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and they sailed from there to Cyprus. King James Bible So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. New King James Version So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. New American Standard Bible So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. NASB 1995 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. NASB 1977 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. Legacy Standard Bible So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. Amplified Bible So then, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. Christian Standard Bible So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. Holman Christian Standard Bible Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. American Standard Version So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Aramaic Bible in Plain English When they were sent by The Spirit of Holiness, they went down to those in Seluqia and from there they journeyed by sea unto Quprus. Contemporary English Version After Barnabas and Saul had been sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to the island of Cyprus. Douay-Rheims Bible So they being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. English Revised Version So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. GOD'S WORD® Translation After Barnabas and Saul were sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to the city of Seleucia and from there sailed to the island of Cyprus. Good News Translation Having been sent by the Holy Spirit, Barnabas and Saul went to Seleucia and sailed from there to the island of Cyprus. International Standard Version After they had been sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. Literal Standard Version These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus, Majority Standard Bible So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. New American Bible So they, sent forth by the holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. NET Bible So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. New Revised Standard Version So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. New Heart English Bible So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. Webster's Bible Translation So they being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Weymouth New Testament They therefore, being thus sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleuceia, and from there sailed to Cyprus. World English Bible So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. Young's Literal Translation These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context On Cyprus3And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. 4So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.… Cross References Acts 4:36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), Acts 13:2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Acts 13:3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Acts 15:36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing." Treasury of Scripture So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. being. Acts 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. Cyprus. Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Acts 11:19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. Acts 27:4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. Jump to Previous Cyprus Departed Forth Ghost Holy Indeed Sailed Ship Spirit Thence WayJump to Next Cyprus Departed Forth Ghost Holy Indeed Sailed Ship Spirit Thence WayActs 13 1. Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.6. Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer. 13. Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ. 42. The Gentiles believe; 44. but the Jews talked abusively against Paul, 46. whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe. 50. The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium. (4) Being sent forth by the Holy Ghost.--The words may be only a summing up of the result of the previous facts, but looking to Acts 16:6-7, it seems more probable that they refer to a fresh revelation, following on what we should call the "ordination" or "consecration" of the Apostles, and guiding them as to the direction of their journey. Departed unto Seleucia.--The town was situated at the mouth of the Orontes, about sixteen miles from Antioch, and served as the port for that city. It had been built by, and named after, Seleucus Nicator. Thence they sailed to Cyprus.--The population of the island was largely Greek, and the name of the chief town at the east end recalled the history or the legend of a colony under Teucer, the son of Telamon, from the Salamis of the Saronic gulf. It owned Aphrodite, or Venus, as its tutelary goddess, Paphos being the chief centre of her worship, which there, as elsewhere, was conspicuous for the licentiousness of the harlot-priestesses of her temple. The copper-mines (the metal Cuprum took its name from the island), and its nearness to Syria, had probably attracted a considerable Jewish population, among whom the gospel had been preached by the Evangelist? of Acts 11:19. An interesting inscription--the date of which is, however, uncertain, and may be of the second or third century after Christ--given in M. de Cesnola's Cyprus (p. 422), as found at Golgoi in that island, shows a yearning after something higher than the polytheism of Greece:-- THOU, THE ONE GOD, THE GREATEST, THE MOST GLORIOUS NAME, HELP US ALL, WE BESEECH THEE. At the foot of the inscription there is the name HELIOS, the Sun, and we may probably see in it a trace of that adoption of the worship of Mithras, or the sun, as the visible symbol of Deity, which, first becoming known to the Romans in the time of Pompeius, led to the general reception of the Dies Solis (= Sunday) as the first day of the Roman week, and which, even in the case of Constantine, mingled with the earlier stages of his progress towards the faith of Christ. (See Note on Acts 17:23.) The narrative that follows implies that the prudence or discernment which distinguished the proconsul may well have shown itself in such a recognition of the unity of the Godhead; and it is worthy of note that M. de Cesnola (Cyprus, p. 425) discovered at Soli, in the same island, another inscription, bearing the name of Paulus the Proconsul, who may, perhaps, be identified with the Sergius Paulus of this narrative. . . . Verse 4. - Went down to for departed unto, A.V. (κατῆλθον). Seleucia was the sea-port of Antioch, about sixteen miles from it, and five miles north of the mouth of the Orontes. It was a free city by a grant from Pompey. It is now in ruins, but "the masonry of the once magnificent port of Seleucia is in so good a state that" it might be repaired and cleared out "for about £31,000" (Colonel Chesney, quoted in Lewin, 1. p. 119). They sailed to Cyprus. Barnabas, no doubt, took the lead, and was naturally drawn to his native island of Cyprus - within a hundred miles of Seleucia, and, on a clear day, visible from it. The number of Jews in the island, and the partial evangelization of it which had already taken place (Acts 11:19, 20), and which promised them assistance and support, no doubt further influenced them. John Mark went with them, as we learn from the fifth and thirteenth verses, and possibly other brethren as deacons and ministers (see next note). They sailed straight to Salamis, "a convenient and capacious harbor," in the center of the eastern end of the island, and the principal or one of the principal towns. It had a large population of Jews. It was destroyed in the reign of Trajan, in consequence of a terrible insurrection of the Jews, in which they massacred 240,000 of the Gentile population. No Jew was ever after allowed to land in Cyprus.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Thenοὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. [Barnabas and Saul], Αὐτοὶ (Autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. sent forth ἐκπεμφθέντες (ekpemphthentes) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1599: To send out, send forth. From ek and pempo; to despatch. by ὑπὸ (hypo) Preposition Strong's 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when). the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Holy Ἁγίου (Hagiou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. Spirit, Πνεύματος (Pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. went down κατῆλθον (katēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2718: From kata and erchomai; to come down. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Seleucia Σελεύκειαν (Seleukeian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4581: Seleucia, on the Syrian coast, the harbor of Syrian Antioch. From Seleukos; Seleuceia, a place in Syria. and τε (te) Conjunction Strong's 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. sailed ἀπέπλευσαν (apepleusan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 636: To sail away. From apo and pleo; to set sail. from there ἐκεῖθέν (ekeithen) Adverb Strong's 1564: Thence, from that place. From ekei; thence. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Cyprus. Κύπρον (Kypron) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2954: Cyprus. Of uncertain origin; Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean. 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