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Acts 13:5
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.
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.
ACTS 13:5 Instead of to.n lo,gon tou/ qeou/ codex Bezaegr itgig syrp read to.n lo,gon tou/ kuri,ou. The latter reading reflects the Christianization of the traditional expression. 248 Instead of...
Verse Acts 13:5. _SALAMIS_] The capital of the island of Cyprus; afterwards called _Constantia_, and now _Salina_, situated on the eastern part of the island. _THEY PREACHED THE WORD OF GOD_] τον λογ...
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 J...
PART III The Witness to the Gentiles. The Apostle to the Gentiles; his Ministry and Captivity. Chapter s 13-28 CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The Divine Choice. Barnabas and Saul separated unto the work (Acts 1...
SUCCESSES IN CYPRUS. Acts 13:4. went down: the usual phrase in connexion with a seaport. SELEUCIA is the port of Antioch, about sixteen miles from it. Acts 13:5. Salamis is the eastern port of Cyprus...
THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (Acts 13:1-3) Acts 13:1-52; Acts 14:1-28 tell the story of the first missionary journey. Paul and Barnabas set out from Antioch. Antioch was 15 miles up the River Orontes...
So when they had been sent out by the Holy Spirit they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed away to Cyprus. When they were in Salamis they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogue of t...
SALAMIS. The first port they would reach, at east end of the island. PREACHED. Greek. _katangello._ App-121. WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121. SYNAGOGUES. App-120. Compare Acts 13:14; Acts 14:1; Acts 1...
_And when they were at Salamis_ Salamis was the nearest port of Cyprus for voyagers from Seleucia. It is at the eastern end of the island in the bay which is now called Famagousta. _in the synagogues...
ΓΕΝΌΜΕΝΟΙ ἘΝ ΣΑΛΑΜΙ͂ΝΙ, _when they were at Salamis_. Salamis was the nearest port of Cyprus for voyagers from Seleucia. It is at the eastern end of the island in the bay which is now called Famagousta...
Acts 13:1-12. BEGINNING OF SAUL’S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY. HE VISITS CYPRUS...
_ELYMAS, A FALSE PROPHET, A SORCERER ACTS 13:4-12:_ John Mark accompanied Paul and Barnabas as they went to Seleucia and then sailed to the island of Cyprus. In Salamis they began to preach God's mess...
ΓΕΝΌΜΕΝΟΙ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться; здесь в _знач._ "прибывать" ΚΑΤΉΓΓΕΛΛΟΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΑΓΓΈΛΛΩ (G2605) сообщать, провозглашать. Inch, _impf._, "они...
AT SELEUCIA. Acts 13:4. Acts 13:4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. ACTS 13:4 The Holy Spirit directed in this whole procedu...
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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. AND WHEN THEY WERE AT SALAMIS - the Grecian capital of the isl...
17 The death of James and the escape of Peter mark a crisis in the history of the kingdom proclamation. The power in Jerusalem passes out of the hands of the apostles into the hands of James, the Lord...
13:5 attendant. (a-24) _ Huperetes_ , as Luke 1:2 , see Note, 1 Corinthians 4:1 ....
ST. PAUL AS A MISSIONARY 1. Prophets] see on Acts 11:27. SIMEON THAT WAS CALLED NIGER] Niger was a Roman cognomen. LUCIUS OF CYRENE] doubtless one of those Cyrenians who first preached at Antioch (Act...
_Their_ MINISTER] Possibly for the administration of baptism, which St. Paul usually performed by deputy (1 Corinthians 1:14)....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 13 THE *HOLY SPIRIT CHOOSES BARNABAS AND SAUL, 13:1-3 V1 There were some *prophets and teachers in the *church at Antioch. They were Barnabas,...
WHEN THEY WERE AT SALAMIS. — The city was, as stated above, at the east end of Cyprus. The mention of “synagogues” implies a considerable Jewish population, and to these the Apostles, following the ge...
Σαλαμῖνι : the nearest place to Seleucia on the eastern coast of Cyprus. A few hours' sail in favourable weather would bring the traveller to a harbour convenient and capacious. The Jewish colony must...
BEGINNING A MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN Acts 13:1-12 This is one of the greatest Chapter s in the New Testament, making a new departure in the ministry of the gospel, which henceforth begins to pass out to t...
The first most distinctly missionary movement sprang from Antioch, and was independent of all official initiation. A company of those in Antioch sent Saul and Barnabas, and it is declared immediately...
Preaching at Paphos The company first went to Seleucia, which was the port city of Antioch. It was located about 16 miles downstream. They sailed approximately one hundred miles to Salamis, the larges...
_In the synagogues of the Jews, preaching first the gospel ot them. (Witham)_...
They go from Antioch to Seleucia, a large city on the river Orontes, down which they sail into the Mediterranean, landing at Salamis, the metropolis of Eastern Cyprus, the native city of Barnabas, who...
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. (6) And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they foun...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
5.He saith that they began to preach the gospel first in Salamis, a famous city of Cyprus. Notwithstanding, they seem to begin amiss; for whereas they were sent specially to the Gentiles, they preach...
We come now to the beginning of the direct history of the work, new in some important respects, that is, connected with Paul's mission by the immediate intervention of the Holy Ghost. It is not now Ch...
AND WHEN THEY WERE AT SALAMIS,.... A chief city of Cyprus; and so Herodotus f calls it Salamis of Cyprus; and in this island it is placed by Pliny g and Ptolomy h: it was built by Teucer, the son of T...
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. Ver. 5. _At Salamis_] A city of Cyprus, at the east side of it,...
_So they being sent forth by the Holy Ghost_ By his immediate direction. This seems to be added to signify, that though they were solemnly recommended to God by the prayers of their brethren, their au...
SALAMIS; a city in the south-east part of Cyprus. JOHN TO THEIR MINISTER; John whose surname was Mark, as their assistant....
From this time our attention is drawn particularly to the work of Saul, whose name is in this chapter changed to Paul, meaning "little," for one who is the most greatly used of God is, in his own esti...
AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN SALAMIS, THEY PREACHED THE WORD OF GOD IN THE SYNAGOGUES OF THE JEWS. THEY ALSO HAD JOHN AS _THEIR_ ASSISTANT. 1. Salamis - is a city on the south east corner of the island....
"Salamis" This was the largest city on the island and was located on the SE part of Cyprus. With. few hours of favorable weather, Barnabas and Saul were now off to their journey. "In the synagogues of...
4-13 Satan is in a special manner busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many. Saul is here for the first time called Paul, and neve...
SALAMIS; the chief city of Cyprus, now called Famagusta, situate on the east side of the island, over against Syria. THEY PREACHED, here and elsewhere, IN THE SYNAGOGUES, either because they found no...
Dionysius Extant Fragments Part I 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...
Acts 13:5 And G2532 arrived G1096 (G5637) in G1722 Salamis G4529 preached G2605 (G5707) word G3056 God...
THE EXPANSION OF THE WORD IN CYPRUS AND ASIA MINOR, WITH SATAN'S COUNTERATTACK BEING DEFEATED AT AN ASSEMBLY IN JERUSALEM, WHICH IS THEN FOLLOWED BY FURTHER MINISTRY (13:1-18:22). Jerusalem having for...
THE MINISTRY OF PAUL AND BARNABAS RESULTS IN THE COUNTER-ATTACK OF SATAN AND THE GATHERING AT JERUSALEM (13:1-15:35). Leaving Antioch under the direct commissioning of the Holy Spirit, in a parallel c...
‘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'. Arriving at Salamis, on the east coast, which was the island'...
Acts 13:5. AT SALAMIS. At this time Salamis was the chief mercantile city of the island; very many of the inhabitants here were Jews. In the reign of the Emperor Trajan it was desolated in a terrible...
PROCLAIMED (κατηγγελλον). Imperfect active of καταγγελλω, inchoative, began to proclaim. This was Paul's rule of procedure, "to the Jew first" (Romans 1:16; Acts 13:46; Acts 17:2;...
CONTENTS: Paul and Barnabas called. Satanic opposition from a sorcerer. Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch. Opposition from Jews. Paul and Barnabas turn to Gentiles. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Ho...
Acts 13:1. _The church that was at Antioch,_ which was counted one of the five apostolic churches. It is the true church by way of eminence, the synagogue having degenerated into a state of warfare wi...
SALAMIS. On the eastern side of Cyprus. This would be about fifty miles distant from Seleucia, and would take about a day to travel. IN THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUES. The fact there was more than one, shows t...
_And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away._ UNDYING FAME History has contemptuously obliterated from her annals the names of countless kings, who have se...
_As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate unto Me Barnabas and Saul._ THE COMPLETION OF THE APOSTOLATE This act was no conferring of the apostleship by the prophets a...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:5 SALAMIS was the closest port of Cyprus (about 130 miles [209 km] southwest of Seleucia). JOHN 1:1 (John Mark) was an assistant to P
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:4 The two missionaries worked first on Cyprus, Barnabas’s home (Acts 4:36). The events of Paul’s first missionary journey are recorded in...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:1 The Witness in Cyprus and Southern Galatia. Chapters Acts 13:1 and Acts 14:1 re
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 13:4. SELEUCIA.—“Civitas potens, sæpta muris neque in barbarum corrupta sed conditoris Seleucia retinens” (Tac, _An._, vi. 42). The port of Antioch, three miles west of the cit...
EXPOSITION ACTS 13:1 _At Antioch., in the Church that was there _for _in the Church that was at Antioch, _A.V.; _prophets, _etc., for _certain prophets, _etc., A.V. and T.R.; _Barnabas, _etc., for _a...
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; Barnabas, Simeon that was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch,...
1 Kings 19:21; 1 Kings 19:3; 2 Kings 3:11; 2 Timothy 4:11; Acts 12:25
Synagogues. The plural implies that the Jews were numerous in Salamis. Augustus, according to Josephus, made Herod the Great a present of half the revenue of the copper mines of Cyprus, so that numero...
In the synagogues — Using all opportunities that offered....