Acts 13:5

Bible in Basic English

And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.

King James Version (1611)
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the Synagogues of the Iewes: and they had also Iohn to their Minister.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their helper.

New Century Version
When they came to Salamis, they preached the Good News of God in the synagogues. John Mark was with them to help.

Amplified Bible
When Barnabas and Saul arrived at Salamis, they began to preach the word of God [proclaiming the message of eternal salvation through faith in Christ] in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John [Mark] as their assistant.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their helper.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as their helper.

Berean Standard Bible
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

Contemporary English Version
They arrived at Salamis and began to preach God's message in the Jewish meeting places. They also had John as a helper.

Complete Jewish Bible
After landing in Salamis, they began proclaiming the word of God in the synagogues, with Yochanan (Mark) as an assistant;

Darby Translation
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as [their] attendant.

Easy-to-Read Version
When Barnabas and Saul came to the city of Salamis, they told the message of God in the Jewish synagogues. John Mark was with them to help.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the worde of God in the Synagogues of the Iewes: and they had also Iohn to their minister.

George Lamsa Translation
And when they had entered the city of Sal''a-mis, they preached the word of our LORD in the synagogues of the Jews: and John ministered unto them.

Good News Translation
When they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues. They had John Mark with them to help in the work.

Lexham English Bible
And when they came to Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as assistant.

Literal Translation
And coming unto Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as a helper.

American Standard Version
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.

Hebrew Names Version
When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Yehudim. They had also Yochanan as their attendant.

International Standard Version
Arriving in Salamis, they began to preach God's word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John to help them.Acts 12:25; 13:46; 15:37;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And when they had entered the city Salamina, they preached the word of our Lord in the congregations of the Jihudoyee, and Juhanon ministered to them.

Murdock Translation
And when they entered the city of Salamis, they announced the word of our Lord in the synagogues of the Jews. And John ministered to them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they were at Salamine, they preached the worde of God in the synagogues of the Iewes: And they had also Iohn to their minister.

English Revised Version
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.

World English Bible
When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They had also John as their attendant.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And being at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John for their attendant.

Weymouth's New Testament
Having reached Salamis, they began to announce God's Message in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as their assistant.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei camen to Salamyne, thei prechiden the word of God in the synagogis of Jewis; and thei hadden also Joon in mynystrie.

Update Bible Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had also John for [their] minister.

New English Translation
When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

New King James Version
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.

New Living Translation
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.

New Life Bible
When they went to shore at the city of Salamis, they preached the Word of God in the Jewish place of worship. John Mark was with them as their helper.

New Revised Standard
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also to assist them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, coming to be in Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; - and they had, John also, as an attendant.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also in the ministry.

Revised Standard Version
When they arrived at Sal'amis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they were come to Salamine they shewed ye worde of God in ye synagoges of ye Iewes. And they had Iohn to their minister.

Young's Literal Translation
and having come unto Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they had also John [as] a ministrant;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they were come in to the cite Salamin, they shewed the worde of God in the synagoges of ye Iewes. And they had Ihon to their mynister.

Mace New Testament (1729)
when they were arrived at Salamis, they preach'd the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and had John for their assistant.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When they got to Salamis, they headed to the local Jewish church and started telling them about Jesus. A young cowboy named John Mark was with 'em.

Contextual Overview

⁴ So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus. ⁵ And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them. ⁶ And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus; ⁷ Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith. ⁹ But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said, ¹⁰ O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord? ¹¹ And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide. ¹² Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord. ¹³ Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and there John went away from them and came back to Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the: Acts 13:14, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:1, Acts 17:1-3, Acts 17:17, Acts 18:4, Acts 19:8

John: Acts 12:25, Acts 15:37, Colossians 4:10

their: Exodus 24:13, 1 Kings 19:3, 1 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 3:11, Matthew 20:26, 2 Timothy 4:11

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:12 - servant 2 Kings 6:15 - servant Acts 12:12 - John Acts 13:13 - John Acts 17:2 - went Acts 19:22 - that ministered Romans 15:19 - so that 2 Timothy 4:2 - be

Cross-References

Genesis 4:20
And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.

Genesis 25:27
And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

Jeremiah 49:29
Their tents and their flocks they will take; they will take away for themselves their curtains and all their vessels and their camels: they will give a cry to them, Fear on every side.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they were at Salamis,.... A chief city of Cyprus; and so Herodotus f calls it Salamis of Cyprus; and in this island it is placed by Pliny g and Ptolomy h: it was built by Teucer, the son of Telamon, after his return from the Trojan war; and so called by him, from his native country Salamine, in Greece, as is generally agreed by historians i: it was the birth place of the famous philosopher Solon, who is from thence called Salaminius; he died in the island of Cyprus, in the eightieth year of his age; and before he died, gave orders to carry his bones to Salamis, and being reduced to ashes, to scatter them throughout the province k: it was also claimed by the Cyprians, as the birth place of Homer, and is said l to be prophesied of that it should be; it was afterwards called Constantia, and now Famagusta, and is in the hands of the Turks; of it Jerom m thus writes:

"Salamis, a city in the island of Cyprus, now called Constantia, which, in the time of the Emperor Trajan, the Jews destroyed, having killed all the inhabitants of it:''

which shows what a multitude of Jews dwelt in this island, and even in this place; hence, in this verse, mention is afterwards made of synagogues of Jews in it, where the apostles preached, and which was the reason of their coming hither. This place, with the whole island, was taken from the Venetians by Mustapha, general to Selimus the Second, emperor of the Turks, in the year 1571, after a siege of eleven months; which, when he was possessed of, contrary to the agreement made, he put all the Christians to death; and having cut off the ears and nose of Bragadinus, the governor of it, took off his skin alive n. Epiphanius, an ancient writer of the fourth century, famous for his books against heresies, was bishop of this place o, when it was called Constantia, from Constantins Augustus, the emperor; and before him, we read of Gelasius, bishop of this place, who was in the council of Nice; there was a church here in the fifth century; and mention is made of a presbyter of it, in the sixth century, present at the fifth council at Constantinople; and in the seventh century, a bishop of this church was in the sixth council of Constantinople; and in the Nicene synod, in the "eighth" century, John, bishop of this place, assisted p:

they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; the Jews being in great numbers in these parts, to them the apostles first preached, though they were sent unto the Gentiles; and this they continued to do, till the Jews put away the Gospel, which made their way more clear and open to the Gentiles:

and they had also John to their minister: this was John Mark, whom they brought with them from Jerusalem, Acts 12:12 who waited upon them, and provided for them the necessaries of life; for this is not to be understood of the ministry of the word, which is peculiarly ascribed to them, or of his being an assistant to them in it; nor can it be understood of his being the minister in any of the synagogues for them, to bring out the book of the law, and direct public service, where it cannot be thought he should have any such office and authority; but of his ministering in civil and secular things to the apostles, or to the poor by their orders.

f L. 4. c. 162. g Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 31. h Geograph. l. 5. c. 14. i Vellei Patercul. Hist. l. 1. in initio, Isocratis Evagoras, p. 375. Vid. Horat. Carmin. l. 1. ode 7. k Laert. Vit. Philosoph. l. 1. p. 30, 41. l Pausanias, l. 10. p. 656. m De locis Hebraicis, fol. 96. I. n Petav. Rational. Temp. par. 1. l. 9. c. 12. p. 507. o Epitaph. Paulae, fol. 58. K & Vita Hilarion. fol 82. M. p Magdeburg. Hist. Eccles. cent. 4. c. 2. p. 5. cent. 5. c. 2. p. 6. cent. 6. c. 2. p. 5. cent. 7. c. 2. p. 4. cent. 8. c. 2. p. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 been specifically designated to this work. He was with them as their friend and traveling companion; perhaps also employed in making the needful arrangements for their comfort, and for the supply of their needs in their travels.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 13:5. Salamis — 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 — τον λογον, 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, υπηρετην, to assist them in minor offices, as deacon or servant, that they might give themselves wholly to the doctrine of the Lord.