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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 Defender's Study Bible Notes

13:5 in the synagogues. After being commissioned by the church for this first official missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas, with John Mark as their attendant, sailed to the island of Cyprus and its east-coast city, Salamis. The Greek word for “minister” here is understood by some authorities to mean that Mark was able to provide needed information to Paul and Barnabas, notably first-hand information about the death and resurrection of Christ. As became their regular practice, they went first to the city’s synagogues to preach the Word (note Romans 1:16).


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