Acts 13:5

Acts 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
• New International Version (NIV)When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant.

Context of Acts 13:5

3Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. 4So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant. 6Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

Acts 13:5 word by word

καὶ γενόμενοι ἐν Σαλαμῖνι κατήγγελλον τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς τῶν Ἰουδαίων· εἶχον δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννην ὑπηρέτην.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• SalamisΣαλαμίςSalamis · SalamisG4529
• they preachedκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
• the wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• andδέde · thenG1161
• they hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• John toἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• ministerὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257

Cross-references for Acts 13:5

• Acts 13:14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
• Acts 14:1Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.
• Acts 17:1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
• Acts 18:4And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
• Acts 19:8And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God.
• Acts 12:25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark.
• Acts 15:37Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark.
• Colossians 4:10Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),
• Exodus 24:13So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
• 1 Kings 19:3And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
• 2 Kings 3:11But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
• Matthew 20:26Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
• 2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

Commentaries on Acts 13:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Salamis - The capital of the island of Cyprus; afterwards called Constantia, and now Salina, situated on the eastern part of the island. They preached the word of God - , The doctrine of God, the Christian religion, emphatically so called. They had also John to their minister - This was John Mark, of whom we heard, Acts 12:25; for their minister, ̔, to assist them in minor offices, as deacon or servant, that they might give themselves wholly to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And 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…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. 5When they arrived in Salamis on the eastern end of Cyprus, they visited the Jewish synagogues (see study note on 9:2). There, Jews could hear and respond to the Christian message. They would also meet people who had converted to Judaism (those who had chosen to follow Israel’s God; see study note on 13:43). They also met Gentiles (non-Jews) who were seeking God. These Gentiles are sometimes called God-fearers (people who worshiped the God of Israel but…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 13:5

• Catholicity
• Church
• Cyprus
• Mark
• Paul
• Salamis
• Synagogue

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• Salamis

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