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 Paul and Barnabas (see note on 12:12). They began their witness in the synagogues of the Jews, a pattern regularly followed by Paul (Acts 17:1). This was a natural starting point, since the Jewish people already believed that the OT Scriptures were the authoritative and truthful words of God.

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