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 11:20

11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus ²  and Cyrene ³  among them who came ⁴  to Antioch ⁵  and began to speak to the Greeks ⁶  too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 21:16

21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea ⁷  came along with us too, and brought us to the house ⁸  of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, ⁹  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.

[11:20]  ² sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[11:20]  ³ sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.

[11:20]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.

[11:20]  ⁶ 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.

[21:16]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ 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.”