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Acts 21:3

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We spotted Cyprus and went south of it, and then we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship would unload.

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From there we headed out to sea again and went along the calmer side of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us. They brought us to Mnason’s home, where we were going to stay. Mnason was from Cyprus and was one of the first disciples.

He’d been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They depended on the king’s country to supply them with food, so they got together and asked for a meeting with him. They gained the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, and through him asked for peace.

One person who did this was Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas, which means Son of Encouragement.

News about him spread all over Syria, and they brought him everyone who was ill with any kind of sicknesses. Some were suffering great pain, while others were controlled by demons. Some were shaking wildly, and others couldn’t move at all. Jesus healed every one of them.

Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that. When he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila went with him. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae, the harbor that served Corinth. He did this because he’d made a vow to God.

Paul first went through Syria and Cilicia to strengthen the churches there.

Barnabas and Paul disagreed about this so much that they went separate ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus.

Here’s the letter they sent with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers. To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings.

Barnabas and Saul, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

Some of the believers who’d been scattered by the attacks that started after Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, spreading the word among Jews.

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have turned away from their sins. They would have put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re mourning, and they would have sat down in ashes.

This was the first time a registration was required, and it happened while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

“Woe to you, Chorazin!” he said. “Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that I did in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have turned away from their sins long ago. They would have put on mourning clothes and sat down in ashes.

We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we went on board and headed out to sea.

Continuing on from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais. There we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day.




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