³⁸ but Paul felt that was a mistake since John Mark had abandoned them in Pamphylia and hadn’t finished the previous mission. ³⁹ Their difference of opinion was so heated that they decided not to work together anymore. Barnabas took John Mark and sailed to Cyprus, ⁴⁰ while Paul chose Silas as his companion. The believers in Antioch commissioned him for this work, entrusting him to the grace of the Lord.