Acts 1:22

1:22 beginning from his baptism by John until the day he ¹  was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

Acts 13:13

Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch

13:13 Then Paul and his companions put out to sea ²  from Paphos ³  and came to Perga ⁴  in Pamphylia, ⁵  but John ⁶  left them and returned to Jerusalem. ⁷ 

Acts 15:38

15:38 but Paul insisted ⁸  that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia ⁹  and had not accompanied them in the work.

[1:22]  ¹ tn Here the pronoun “he” refers to Jesus.

[13:13]  ² 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.”

[13:13]  ³ sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.

[13:13]  ⁴ 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).

[13:13]  ⁵ sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.

[13:13]  ⁶ sn That is, John Mark.

[13:13]  ⁷ 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).

[15:38]  ³ tn BDAG 94 s.v. ἀξιόω 2.a has “he insisted (impf.) that they should not take him along” for this phrase.

[15:38]  ⁴ sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor. See Acts 13:13, where it was mentioned previously.