Acts 13:4
“¶ So they being sent forth by the holy Ghost, departed vnto Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.”
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Acts 13:4 Context
2As they ministred to the Lord, and fasted, the holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the worke whereunto I haue called them. 3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their handes on them, they sent them away. 4¶ So they being sent forth by the holy Ghost, departed vnto Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 5And 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. 6And when they had gone thorow the Ile vnto Paphos, they found a certaine sorcerer, a false prophet, a Iewe, whose name was Bariesus:
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Other Translations for Acts 13:4
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
- King James Version
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.
- Basic English Bible
They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.
- Darby Bible
So they being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
- Webster's Bible
They therefore, being thus sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleuceia, and from there sailed to Cyprus.
- Weymouth Bible
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
- World English Bible
But thei weren sent of the Hooli Goost, and wenten forth to Seleucia, and fro thennus thei wenten bi boot to Cipre.
- Wycliffe Bible
These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Acts 13:4
Ac 13:4 So they . . . departed unto Seleucia. This was the seaport of Antioch, at the mouth of the Orontes, about sixteen miles distant in a direct course. At that period it was crowded with shipping. The massive walls of its harbors are still seen, though the city is a ruin. They sailed to Cyprus. The large island which could be seen in clear air from the coast of Asia. It was chosen as the first field, probably because it was the old home of Barnabas (Ac 4:36). It had a large Jewish population.