Acts 13:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 13:5

Proclaimed for preached, A.V.; as their attendant for to their minister, A.V. ( ὑπηρέτην ). It is a word taken from the synagogue, where it denotes an inferior minister (see Luke 4:20 ). In Acts 5:22 the ὑπηρέται are the apparitors of the high priest. Here it is synonymous with διάκονος , a deacon. John was to Barnabas and Saul what Joshua was to Moses, Elisha to Elijah, etc. Peter, when he went to Caesarea, was accompanied by six brethren ( Acts 11:12 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 13:5

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, Acts 12:12. He was their attendant, yet not pretending to be equal to them in circe. They had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 13:4-5

Acts 13:4-5. 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 authority was not derived from them, but from the Holy Spirit himself. Departed unto Seleucia A considerable port on the Mediterranean sea; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus The island so infamous for the worship of Venus, who was supposed to hold her peculiar residence there,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 13:4-12

Preaching in Cyprus (13:4-12)Barnabas and Paul took with them as their young assistant John Mark, a relative of Barnabas who had come back with them from Jerusalem (see 12:12,25; Colossians 4:10). (John Mark was probably the young man mentioned in Mark 14:51-52. Later he wrote the book known as Mark’s Gospel.) The three sailed for Cyprus, the home of Barnabas, and immediately began preaching in the synagogues (4-5). They headed west for the provincial capital of Paphos, preaching the gospel... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 13:5

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 17:1 , Acts 17:10 , Acts 17:17 ; Acts 18:4 , Acts 18:19 ; Acts 19:8 . also John = John also. See Acts 12:25 . minister. Greek. huperetes ( App-190 .) He was not included by the Holy Spirit's command, but doubtless came at his kinsman (Colossians 4:10 ) Barnabas' invitation. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 13:5

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.At Salamis ... This was the largest city on the eastern end of Cyprus, opposite from Seleucia, and within a hundred miles distance, being clearly visible on a clear day from Seleucia.[10] Something of the immense size of this ancient city appears in the fact that the large Jewish population massacred some 240,000 of the Gentile inhabitants in a great uprising... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 13:5

5. and when they were at Salamis—the Grecian capital of the island, on the eastern side, and not many hours' sail from Seleucia. 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". (See on :-). With what fruit they preached here is not said. Probably their feeling was... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:4-12

2. The mission to Cyprus 13:4-12Luke recorded the events of Paul’s first missionary journey to document the extension of the church into new territory and to illustrate the principles and methods by which the church grew. He also did so to show God’s supernatural blessing on the witness of Barnabas and Saul.". . . the account of Paul’s ministry has two parts: his journeys (Acts 11-20) and his trials (Acts 21-28)." [Note: Bock, "A Theology . . .," p. 151.] Peter had encountered Simon, a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:5

Salamis was the largest town in eastern Cyprus, about 60 miles from Seleucia. It lay on the coast, and there were enough Jews there to warrant more than one synagogue. Salamis’ population was mainly Greek, but many Jews lived there as well. [Note: Josephus, Antiquities of . . ., 13:10:4.] Barnabas and Saul habitually visited the Jewish synagogues when they preached the gospel. They undoubtedly did so because that was where the people who were God-fearers and anticipators of the Messiah... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 13:5

13:5 attendant. (a-24) Huperetes , as Luke 1:2 , see Note, 1 Corinthians 4:1 . read more

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