Acts 13:5

"So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus."

Key Reflection

This passage indicates that the missionary journey was divinely ordained, with the Holy Spirit guiding Barnabas and Saul (Paul) first to Seleucia and then to Cyprus. The travel reflects both the strategic expansion of the gospel beyond Jewish communities and the supernatural empowerment necessary for effective evangelism in new territories.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 5. And when they were at Salamis. This was the principal city and seaport of Cyprus. It was situated on the south-east part of the island, and was afterwards called Constantia. In the synagogues of the Jews. Jews were living in all the countries adjacent to Judea; and in those countries they had synagogues. The apostles uniformly preached first to them. And they had also John to their minister. John Mark, Ac 12:12. He was their attendant; he was with them as a companion, yet not pretending to be equal to them in office. They had been specifically designated to this work.

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