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Acts 13:5

JohnSalamis
Witness and mission

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

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

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,

7 an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

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BSB
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
KJV
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
WEB
When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.
ASV
And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.
DARBY
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as [their] attendant.
BLB
And having come into Salamis, they began proclaiming the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John [as] a helper.
ÅB
og da de var kommet til Salamis, forkynte de Guds ord i jødenes synagoger; de hadde også Johannes med, som skulle gå dem til hånde.
OTB
Da de kom til Salamis, forkynte de Guds ord i jødenes synagoger. Johannes var med dem som deres assistent.
B1930
og da de var kommet til Salamis, forkynte de Guds ord i jødenes synagoger; de hadde også Johannes med, som skulde gå dem til hånde.

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Cross references

  • Acts 13:14

    And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

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  • Acts 13:46

    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 9:20

    Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

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  • Acts 17:17

    So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

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  • Acts 12:12

    And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

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  • Acts 14:1

    At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

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  • Acts 19:8

    Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

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  • Acts 18:4

    Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

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