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33 And after they had stayed there for a time, they were asent back with greetings from the brethren to1 the apostles.  
34 1However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there.  
35 aPaul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.  

Division over John Mark

36 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.”
37 Now Barnabas was determined to take with them aJohn called Mark.  
38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them athe one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.  
39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to aCyprus;  
40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, abeing commended by the brethren to the grace of God.  
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, astrengthening the churches. 
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Acts 15:35

Tarried (dietribon). Imperfect active of diatribw, old verb to pass time, seen already in Acts 12:19; Acts 14:3, Acts 14:28.

With many others also (meta kai eterwn pollwn). A time of general revival and naturally so after the victory at Jerusalem. It is at this point that it is probable that the sad incident took place told by Paul in Galatians 2:11-21. Peter came up to see how things were going in Antioch after Paul's victory in Jerusalem. At first Peter mingled freely with the Greek Christians without the compunctions shown at Caesarea and for which he had to answer in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1-18). Rumours of Peter's conduct reached Jerusalem and the Judaizers saw a chance to reopen the controversy on the line of social customs, a matter not passed on at the Jerusalem Conference. These Judaizers threaten Peter with a new trial and he surrenders and is followed by Barnabas and all the Jewish brethren in Antioch to the dismay of Paul who boldly rebuked Peter and Barnabas and won them back to his view. It was a crisis. Some would even date the Epistle to the Galatians at this time also, an unlikely hypothesis.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 15:35:

Acts 15:29
Acts 18:23

 

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