Acts 13:4

Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus

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 

Acts 13:13-14

Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch

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.

Acts 13:51

13:51 So after they shook ¹⁵  the dust off their feet ¹⁶  in protest against them, they went to Iconium. ¹⁷ 

Acts 14:1

Paul and Barnabas at Iconium

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.

Acts 14:6

14:6 Paul and Barnabas ²²  learned about it ²³  and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra ²⁴  and Derbe ²⁵  and the surrounding region.

Acts 14:21

Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria

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 

Acts 14:24-25

14:24 Then they passed through ²⁹  Pisidia and came into Pamphylia, ³⁰  14:25 and when they had spoken the word ³¹  in Perga, ³²  they went down to Attalia. ³³ 

[13:4]  ¹ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Barnabas and Saul) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:4]  ² sn Seleucia was the port city of Antioch in Syria.

[13:4]  ³ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[13:13]  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.”

[13:13]  ⁵ sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.

[13:13]  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).

[13:13]  ⁷ sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.

[13:13]  ⁸ sn That is, John Mark.

[13:13]  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).

[13:14]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Passing by.”

[13:14]  ¹¹ sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[13:14]  ¹² tn Or “at Antioch in Pisidia.”

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

[13:51]  ¹⁵ tn The participle ἐκτιναξάμενοι (ektinaxamenoi) is taken temporally. It could also be translated as a participle of attendant circumstance (“So they shook…and went”).

[13:51]  ¹⁶ 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.

[13:51]  ¹⁷ sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 90 mi (145 km) east southeast of Pisidian Antioch. It was the easternmost city of Phrygia.

[14:1]  ¹⁸ sn Iconium. See the note in 13:51.

[14:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:1]  ²⁰ sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.

[14:1]  ²¹ tn Or “that a large crowd.”

[14:6]  ²² tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:6]  ²³ 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.

[14:6]  ²⁴ 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.

[14:6]  ²⁵ sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra.

[14:21]  ²⁶ sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.

[14:21]  ²⁷ sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra.

[14:21]  ²⁸ sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.

[14:24]  ²⁹ 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.

[14:24]  ³⁰ sn Pamphylia was a province along the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[14:25]  ³¹ tn Or “message.”

[14:25]  ³² sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[14:25]  ³³ 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.