[Some] of the disciplesfrom Caesareaalsocamewith us, takingus to Mnasonof Cyprus,a discipleof long standingwith whomwe were to lodge.
A grayheadis a crownof glory;It is foundin the wayof righteousness.
On the next daywe leftand cameto Caesarea,and enteringthe houseof Philipthe evangelist,who was one of the seven,we stayedwith him.
They will stillyieldfruitin oldage;They shall be fullof sapand verygreen,
yet for love'ssakeI ratherappeal[to you]-- since I amsuch a personas Paul,the aged,and nowalsoa prisonerof ChristJesus--
GreetAndronicusand Junias,my kinsmenand my fellow prisoners,whoare outstandingamongthe apostles,whoalsowere in Christbeforeme.
And there occurredsuch a sharp disagreementthat they separatedfrom one another,and BarnabastookMarkwith him and sailed awayto Cyprus.
So thenthosewho were scatteredbecauseof the persecutionthat occurredin connectionwith Stephenmade their wayto Phoeniciaand Cyprusand Antioch,speakingthe wordto no oneexceptto Jewsalone.
And he orderedthem to be baptizedin the nameof JesusChrist.Thenthey askedhim to stayon for a fewdays.
On the following dayhe enteredCaesarea.NowCorneliuswas waitingfor them and had called togetherhis relativesand closefriends.
But Philipfoundhimself at Azotus,and as he passed throughhe kept preaching the gospelto allthe citiesuntilhe cameto Caesarea.
Now Joseph,a Leviteof Cyprianbirth,who was also calledBarnabasby the apostles(whichtranslatedmeansSonof Encouragement),
After there had beenmuchdebate,Peterstoodup and saidto them, "Brethren,you knowthat in the earlydaysGodmade a choiceamongyou, that by my mouththe Gentileswould hearthe wordof the gospeland believe.
