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.
1 tn Or “message.”
2 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.
3 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.
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.