13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, 1 sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, 2 and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 3
13:13 Then Paul and his companions put out to sea 4 from Paphos 5 and came to Perga 6 in Pamphylia, 7 but John 8 left them and returned to Jerusalem. 9 13:14 Moving on from 10 Perga, 11 they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, 12 and on the Sabbath day they went into 13 the synagogue 14 and sat down.
14:1 The same thing happened in Iconium 18 when Paul and Barnabas 19 went into the Jewish synagogue 20 and spoke in such a way that a large group 21 of both Jews and Greeks believed.
14:21 After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, 26 to Iconium, 27 and to Antioch. 28
1 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Barnabas and Saul) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 sn Seleucia was the port city of Antioch in Syria.
3 sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
4 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
5 sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.
6 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor. The journey from Paphos to Perga is about 105 mi (175 km).
7 sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.
8 sn That is, John Mark.
9 sn Returned to Jerusalem. John Mark had originally accompanied them from Jerusalem (see Acts 12:25). John Mark’s decision to leave became an issue later for Barnabas and Paul (Acts 15:36-39).
7 tn Or “Passing by.”
8 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.
9 tn Or “at Antioch in Pisidia.”
10 tn Grk “going into the synagogue they sat down.” The participle εἰσελθόντες (eiselqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
11 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
10 tn The participle ἐκτιναξάμενοι (ektinaxamenoi) is taken temporally. It could also be translated as a participle of attendant circumstance (“So they shook…and went”).
11 sn Shaking the dust off their feet was a symbolic gesture commanded by Jesus to his disciples, Matt 10:14; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5. It shows a group of people as culpable before God.
12 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 90 mi (145 km) east southeast of Pisidian Antioch. It was the easternmost city of Phrygia.
13 sn Iconium. See the note in 13:51.
14 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
15 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
16 tn Or “that a large crowd.”
16 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Grk “learning about it, fled.” The participle συνιδόντες (sunidonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. It could also be taken temporally (“when they learned about it”) as long as opening clause of v. 5 is not translated as a temporal clause too, which results in a redundancy.
18 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) south of Iconium, a Roman colony that was not on the main roads of Lycaonia. Because of its relative isolation, its local character was able to be preserved.
19 sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra.
19 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.
20 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra.
21 sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.
22 tn Grk “Then passing through Pisidia they came.” The participle διελθόντες (dielqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
23 sn Pamphylia was a province along the southern coast of Asia Minor.
25 tn Or “message.”
26 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.
27 sn Attalia was a seaport in the province of Pamphylia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of Perga.