An Oracle against Tyre

23 An oracle^(A) against Tyre:^(B)

³⁶ Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement,^(A)

The Church in Antioch

¹⁹ Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,^(A) speaking the message to no one except Jews. ²⁰ But there were some of them, Cypriot and Cyrenian men, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists,^[a][b] proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.^(B)

The Mission to Cyprus

⁴ Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

³⁹ There was such a sharp disagreement that they parted company, and Barnabas took Mark^(A) with him and sailed off to Cyprus.

³ After we sighted Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we sailed on to Syria and arrived at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

¹⁶ Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us and brought us to Mnason, a Cypriot and an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.^(A)

⁴ When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast^[a] of Cyprus because the winds were against us.