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Acts 13:4

CyprusSeleucia
Witness and missionThe Holy Spirit

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.”

3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

6 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
KJV
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
WEB
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
ASV
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
DARBY
They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.
BLB
Indeed, therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and they sailed from there to Cyprus.
ÅB
Da de nå slik var utsendt av den Hellige Ånd, dro de ned til Seleukia og seilte derfra til Kypern,
OTB
Så, sendt av Den Hellige Ånd, dro de ned til Selevkia og seilte derfra til Kypros.
B1930
Da de nu således var utsendt av den Hellige Ånd, drog de ned til Seleukia og seilte derfra til Kypern,

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Cross references

  • Acts 4:36

    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

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  • 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.”

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  • Acts 11:19

    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

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  • Acts 20:23

    I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

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  • Acts 27:4

    After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

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