²³ When ^(A)they had appointed ^(B)elders for them in every church, having ^(C)prayed with fasting, they ^(D)entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

² And after Paul and Barnabas had ^[a]a heated argument and ^(A)debate with them, ^(B)the brothers determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the ^(C)apostles and elders concerning this issue.

⁴ When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, ^(A)the apostles, and the elders, and they ^(B)reported all that God had done with them.

^6 (A)The apostles and the elders came together to ^[a]look into this ^[b]matter.

²² Then it seemed good to ^(A)the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to ^(B)Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas who was called Barsabbas, and ^(C)Silas, leading men among ^(D)the brothers, ²³ and they ^[a]sent this letter with them:

³⁰ So when they were sent away, ^(X)they went down to Antioch; and after gathering the ^[g]congregation together, they delivered the letter. ³¹ When they had read it, they rejoiced because of its ^[h]encouragement. ^32 (Y)Judas and ^(Z)Silas, also being ^(AA)prophets themselves, ^[i]encouraged and strengthened ^(AB)the brothers and sisters with a lengthy message. ³³ After they had spent time there, they were sent away from the brothers and sisters ^(AC)in peace to those who had ^(AD)sent them out.^{[j] 35} But ^(AE)Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and ^(AF)preaching ^(AG)the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Second Missionary Journey

³⁶ After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in ^(AH)every city in which we proclaimed ^(AI)the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” ³⁷ Barnabas wanted to take ^(AJ)John, called Mark, along with them also. ³⁸ But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had ^(AK)deserted them ^[k]in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. ³⁹ Now it turned into such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took ^(AL)Mark with him and sailed away to ^(AM)Cyprus. ⁴⁰ But Paul chose ^(AN)Silas, and left after being ^(AO)entrusted by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. ⁴¹ And he was traveling through ^(AP)Syria and ^(AQ)Cilicia, strengthening the churches.