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Acts 13:4
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2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, a“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work bto which I have called them.”  
3 Then, ahaving fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.  

Preaching in Cyprus

4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to aCyprus.  
5 And when they arrived in Salamis, athey preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had bJohn as their assistant.  
6 Now when they had gone through1 the island to Paphos, they found aa certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus,  
7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
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Acts 13:4

So they (autoi men oun). They themselves indeed therefore. No contrast is necessary, though there is a slight one in verses Acts 13:5-6. Luke again refers to the Holy Spirit as the source of their authority for this campaign rather than the church at Antioch.

Sent forth (ekpemfqentev). Old verb from ekpempw and first aorist passive participle, but in the N.T. only here and Acts 17:10.

Sailed (apepleusan). Effective aorist active indicative of apoplew, old verb to sail away, depart from. In the N.T. only here and Acts 14:26; Acts 20:15; Acts 27:1. Barnabas was from Cyprus where there were many Jews.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 13:4:

Acts 2:41

 

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