Acts 13:5 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 13:5

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

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ASV

And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.

KJV

And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

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Commentary

3 voices

Dionysius of Alexandria

Containing Various Sections of the Works, On the Authorship of Revelation (264)

There is, besides, another John mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, with the surname Mark, whom Barnabas and Paul attached to themselves as companion, and of whom again it is said: "And they had also John to their minister." But whether this is the …

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And when they were at Salamis - This was the principal city and seaport of Cyprus. It was situated on the southeast part of the island, and was afterward called Constantia. In the synagogues of the Jews - Jews were living in all the countries adjacent to Judea, and in those countries they had synagogues. The apostles uniformly preached first to them. And they had also John to their minister - John Mark, Act 12:12. He was their attendant, yet not pretending to be equal to them in circe. They had been specifically designated to this work.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

At this busy mercantile port immense numbers of Jews were settled, which accounts for what is here said, that they had more than one synagogue, in which Barnabas and Saul preached, while other cities had one only. they had . . . John--Mark. to their minister--"for their officer". With what fruit they preached here is not said.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
γενόμενοι	genomenoi	having come	G1096 →
ἐν	en	into	G1722 →
Σαλαμῖνι	Salamini	Salamis	G4529 →
κατήγγελλον	katēngellon	they were proclaiming	G2605 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λόγον	logon	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταῖς	tais	the	G3588 →
συναγωγαῖς	sunagōgais	synagogues	G4864 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίων·	Ioudaiōn	Jews;	G2453 →
εἶχον	eichon	They had	G2192 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	John [as]	G2491 →
ὑπηρέτην.¶	hupēretēn	a helper.	G5257 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 14:1
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
leads to
- Acts 18:4
  Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we…
leads to
- Acts 28:28
  Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
- Matthew 21:43
  Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Acts 18:5–6
  And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 26:20
  First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of…
- Romans 2:10
  but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
Through
Acts 9:20
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
leads to
- John 20:28
  Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
Through
Acts 13:14
And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
leads to
- Acts 16:13
  On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts