Acts 13:4

Acts 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
• New International Version (NIV)The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

Context of Acts 13:4

2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me. I want them to do the work for which I called them.” 3After fasting and praying, Simeon, Lucius, and Manaen placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul, and released them ⌞from their work in Antioch⌟. After Barnabas and Saul were sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to the city of Seleucia and from there sailed to the island of Cyprus. 5Arriving in the city of Salamis, they began to spread God’s word in the synagogues. John Mark had gone along to help them. 6They went through the whole island as far as the city of Paphos. In Paphos they met a Jewish man named Barjesus. He was an astrologer who claimed to be a prophet.

Acts 13:4 word by word

Αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐκπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος κατῆλθον εἰς Σελεύκειαν, ἐκεῖθέν τε ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς Κύπρον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soμένmen · on the other handG3303
• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• theyοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• being sent forthἐκπέμπωekpempō · to send away/outG1599
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• departedκατέρχομαιkaterchomai · to descendG2718
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• SeleuciaΣελεύκειαSeleukeia · SeleuciaG4581
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• from thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
• they sailedἀποπλέωapopleō · to set sailG636
• CyprusΚύπροςKupros · CyprusG2954

Cross-references for Acts 13:4

• Acts 20:23However, the Holy Spirit warns me in every city that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.
• Acts 4:36Joseph, a descendant of Levi, had been born on the island of Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas, which means “a person who encourages.”
• Acts 11:19Some of the believers who were scattered by the trouble that broke out following Stephen’s death went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and the city of Antioch. They spoke God’s word only to Jewish people.
• Acts 27:4Leaving Sidon, we sailed on the northern side of the island of Cyprus because we were traveling against the wind.

Commentaries on Acts 13:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Being sent forth by the Holy Ghost - By his influence, authority, and under his continual direction. Without the first, they were not qualified to go; without the second, they had no authority to go; and without the third, they could not know where to go. Departed, unto Seleucia - This is generally understood to be Seleucia of Pieria, the first city on the coast of Syria, coming from Cilicia; near the place where the river Orontes pours itself into the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Being sent forth by the Holy Ghost - Having been called to this world by the Holy Spirit, and being under his direction. Departed unto Seleucia - This city was situated at the mouth of the river Orontes, where it fails into the Mediterranean. Antioch was connected with the sea by the Orontes River. Strabo says that in his time they sailed up the river in one day. The distance from Antioch to Seleucia by water is about 41 miles, while the journey by land…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-13Verses 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 never after Saul. Saul was his name as he was a Hebrew; Paul was his name as he was a citizen of Rome. Under the direct influence of the Holy Ghost, he gave Elymas his true character, but not in passion. A fulness of deceit and mischief together, make a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Barnabas and Saul were commissioned by the church at Antioch to go on their first missionary journey. They were guided by the Holy Spirit. Seleucia was the ancient seaport city of Antioch, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the city at the opening of the Orontes River. from there to Cyprus: Barnabas was from Cyprus, the next stop on their journey (4:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-124-5. departed unto Seleucia--the seaport of Antioch, from which it lay nearly due west fifteen miles, and five from the Mediterranean shore, on the river Orontes. thence sailed to Cyprus--whose high mountain summits are easily seen in clear weather from the coast [Colonel Chesney in Howson]. "Four reasons may have induced them to turn in first to this island: (1) Its nearness to the mainland; (2) It was the native place of Barnabas, and since the time…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:4

• Cyprus
• Holy Spirit
• Missions
• Paul
• Salamis
• Seleucia

In the dictionaries

• Cyprus
• Holy Ghost
• Light
• Lo
• Ordain
• Prophet
• Season
• Seleucia
• Stock
• Acts of the Apostles

Commentaries on Acts 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings