Acts 4:36

4:36 So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”), ¹ 

Acts 13:4

Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus

13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, ²  sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, ³  and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ⁴ 

Acts 15:39

15:39 They had ⁵  a sharp disagreement, ⁶  so that they parted company. Barnabas took along ⁷  Mark and sailed away to Cyprus, ⁸ 

Acts 21:16

21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea ⁹  came along with us too, and brought us to the house ¹⁰  of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, ¹¹  with whom we were to stay.

¹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Note how the actions of Barnabas are in keeping with the meaning of his nickname. He stands in contrast to Ananias and Sapphira in 5:1-11.

² tn Grk “they”; the referents (Barnabas and Saul) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn Seleucia was the port city of Antioch in Syria.

⁴ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

⁵ tn Grk “There happened a sharp disagreement.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁶ tn BDAG 780 s.v. παροξυσμός 2 has “sharp disagreement” here; L&N 33.451 has “sharp argument, sharp difference of opinion.”

⁷ tn Grk “taking along Mark sailed.” The participle παραλαβόντα (paralabonta) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁸ sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

⁹ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

¹⁰ tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisqwmen).

¹¹ tn Or perhaps, “Mnason of Cyprus, one of the original disciples.” BDAG 137 s.v. ἀρχαῖος 1 has “ἀ. μαθητής a disciple of long standing (perh. original disc.) Ac 21:16.”