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Andδὲthere aroseἐγένετοa sharp disagreement,παροξυσμὸςso thatὥστεtheyαὐτοὺςseparatedἀποχωρισθῆναιfromἀπ’each other,ἀλλήλωνandτεBarnabas,τόν Βαρναβᾶνtaking alongπαραλαβόνταMark,τὸν Μᾶρκονsailed awayἐκπλεῦσαιtoεἰςCyprus.Κύπρον
Acts 15:39
Study it in the app“And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:39, word by word
- there aroseἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- a sharp disagreementπαροξυσμὸςparoxysmos
sharp dispute
A clash of views that inflames tempers.
Where else “paroxysmos” appears- so thatὥστεhōste
so that
So much that, to the point that.
Where else “hōste” appears- separatedἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnai
separate
Each going their own way.
Where else “apochōristhēnai” appears- each otherἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlōn” appears- BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnaban
Barnabas
Barnabas, the surname given to Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus; it was explained as "son of encouragement". He traveled and worked with Paul.
Where else “Barnaban” appears- taking alongπαραλαβόνταparalabonta
take along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “paralabonta” appears- MarkΜᾶρκονMarkon
Mark
Mark, the surname of John, a companion of Barnabas and Paul.
Where else “Markon” appears- sailed awayἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusai
sail away
Sail away, set sail.
Where else “ekpleusai” appears- CyprusΚύπρονKypron
Cyprus
See it on the mapWhere else “Kypron” appears
Places in this verse
Cyprus
Today: Cyprus (island; Republic of Cyprus and the north)
A large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.
Barnabas came from there (Acts 4:36). Paul and Barnabas crossed it on their first journey (Acts 13:4-12).
The context
38But Paul thought it right not to take along this man, the one who had withdrawn from them from Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
39 · This verse (above)
40But Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?