³⁹ Paul and Barnabas had such a ·serious argument [sharp disagreement] about this that they ·separated and went different ways [parted company; ^Lseparated from one another]. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus [^Can island off the coast of Syria, and the homeland of Barnabas; 4:36; 13:4], ⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas [v. 32; 16:37; 2 Cor. 1:19; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1] and left. The ·believers [^Lbrothers (and sisters)] in Antioch ·put [commended; entrusted] Paul ·into the Lord’s care [^Lto the grace of the Lord], ⁴¹ and he went through Syria and Cilicia, ·giving strength to [building up; encouraging] the churches.