They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
Acts 13:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So then, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from [that port] they sailed away to Cyprus. American Standard Version (1901) So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Common English Bible After the Holy Spirit sent them on their way, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. Catholic Public Domain Version And having been sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia. And from there they sailed to Cyprus. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. |
They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, *Separate Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul for me, for the work to which I have called them.*
Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
After some days Sha'ul said to Bar-Nabba, *Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.*
except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.
Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Yosi, who by the emissaries was surnamed Bar-Nabba (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,