Barnabas' and Saul's Special Work Once Barnabas and Saul had completed their task of delivering the gift for the needy saints in Jerusalem, they returned to Antioch. Barnabas' cousin, John Mark, also went with them (Colossians 4:10). It will be remembered that Mark's mother was Mary. Luke had just... [ Continue Reading ]
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 largest city on the eastern end of the island of Cyprus. Coffman reports that some 50 years after Barnaba... [ Continue Reading ]
Proclaiming the Gospel in Antioch of Pisidia Ash says they would have landed at the port of Attalia and then gone on the short distance to Perga. For some reason, John Mark decided to leave "Paul and his company," as Luke writes, at Perga. They went on to Antioch in Pisidia, which, at that time, wa... [ Continue Reading ]
The Response to the Gospel in Antioch of Pisidia As they went out of the synagogue, some were stirred to ask Paul and Barnabas to return the following week to speak again. The next sabbath day saw nearly the whole city gather to hear God's word proclaimed. Some of the Jews were jealous, upon seeing... [ Continue Reading ]