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 11:19-20

Activity in the Church at Antioch

11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen ²  went as far as ³  Phoenicia, ⁴  Cyprus, ⁵  and Antioch, ⁶  speaking the message ⁷  to no one but Jews. 11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus ⁸  and Cyrene ⁹  among them who came ¹⁰  to Antioch ¹¹  and began to speak to the Greeks ¹²  too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:4

Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus

13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, ¹³  sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, ¹⁴  and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ¹⁵ 

Acts 15:39

15:39 They had ¹⁶  a sharp disagreement, ¹⁷  so that they parted company. Barnabas took along ¹⁸  Mark and sailed away to Cyprus, ¹⁹ 

Acts 21:3

21:3 After we sighted Cyprus ²⁰  and left it behind on our port side, ²¹  we sailed on to Syria and put in ²²  at Tyre, ²³  because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

Acts 21:16

21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea ²⁴  came along with us too, and brought us to the house ²⁵  of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, ²⁶  with whom we were to stay.

[4:36]  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.

[11:19]  ² sn The phrase over Stephen means in connection with Stephen’s death. See Acts 8:1b-3.

[11:19]  ³ tn Or “finally reached.” The translations “went as far as” and “finally reached” for διῆλθον (dihlqon) in this verse are given in L&N 15.17.

[11:19]  ⁴ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

[11:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “and Cyprus,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[11:19]  ⁶ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). This was probably the third largest city in the Greco-Roman world (Alexandria in Egypt was the second largest, and Rome the largest) and was the seat of government in Syria. Five miles away was a major temple to Artemis, Apollo, and Astarte, major pagan deities.

[11:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “word.”

[11:20]  ⁸ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[11:20]  ⁹ sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.

[11:20]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[11:20]  ¹¹ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.

[11:20]  ¹² sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.

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

[13:4]  ¹⁴ sn Seleucia was the port city of Antioch in Syria.

[13:4]  ¹⁵ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[15:39]  ¹⁶ 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.

[15:39]  ¹⁷ tn BDAG 780 s.v. παροξυσμός 2 has “sharp disagreement” here; L&N 33.451 has “sharp argument, sharp difference of opinion.”

[15:39]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “taking along Mark sailed.” The participle παραλαβόντα (paralabonta) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[15:39]  ¹⁹ sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[21:3]  ²⁰ sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[21:3]  ²¹ sn The expression left it behind on our port side here means “sailed past to the south of it” since the ship was sailing east.

[21:3]  ²² tn BDAG 531 s.v. κατέρχομαι 2 states, “arrive, put in, nautical t.t. of ships and those who sail in them, who ‘come down’ fr. the ‘high seas’…ἔις τι at someth. a harbor 18:22; 21:3; 27:5.”

[21:3]  ²³ sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia. From Patara to Tyre was about 400 mi (640 km). It required a large cargo ship over 100 ft (30 m) long, and was a four to five day voyage.

[21:16]  ²⁴ 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.

[21:16]  ²⁵ tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisqwmen).

[21:16]  ²⁶ 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.”