Acts 13:13-14

Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch

13:13 Then Paul and his companions put out to sea ¹  from Paphos ²  and came to Perga ³  in Pamphylia, ⁴  but John ⁵  left them and returned to Jerusalem. ⁶  13:14 Moving on from ⁷  Perga, ⁸  they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, ⁹  and on the Sabbath day they went into ¹⁰  the synagogue ¹¹  and sat down.

[13:13]  ¹ 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]  ² sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.

[13:13]  ³ 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]  ⁴ sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.

[13:13]  ⁵ sn That is, John Mark.

[13:13]  ⁶ 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).

[13:14]  ⁷ tn Or “Passing by.”

[13:14]  ⁸ sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[13:14]  ⁹ tn Or “at Antioch in Pisidia.”

[13:14]  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.

[13:14]  ¹¹ sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.