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NASB	Acts 4:36 ¶ Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),
AMPLIFIED 2015 2015	Acts 4:36 ¶ Now Joseph, a Levite and native of Cyprus, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),

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Bible Question: who wagers barnabus the encoura

Bible Answer: Barnabas
son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a
Levite (Ac 4:36). His name stands first on the
list of prophets and teachers of the church at
Antioch (Ac 13:1). Luke speaks of him as a
"good man" (Ac 11:24). He was born of Jewish
parents of the tribe of Levi. He was a native of
Cyprus, where he had a possession of land (Ac
4:36-37), which he sold. His personal
appearance is supposed to have been dignified
and commanding (Ac 14:11-12). When Paul
returned to Jerusalem after his conversion,
Barnabas took him and introduced him to the
apostles (Ac 9:27). They had probably been
companions as students in the school of
Gamaliel.

The prosperity of the church at Antioch led the
apostles and brethren at Jerusalem to send
Barnabas thither to superintend the movement.
He found the work so extensive and weighty that
he went to Tarsus in search of Saul to assist
him. Saul returned with him to Antioch and
laboured with him for a whole year (Ac
11:25-26). The two were at the end of this period
sent up to Jerusalem with the contributions the
church at Antioch had made for the poorer
brethren there (Ac 11:28-30). Shortly after they
returned, bringing John Mark with them, they
were appointed as missionaries to the heathen
world, and in this capacity visited Cyprus and
some of the principal cities of Asia Minor (Ac
13:14). Returning from this first missionary
journey to Antioch, they were again sent up to
Jerusalem to consult with the church there
regarding the relation of Gentiles to the church
(Ac 15:1; Ga 2:1). This matter having been
settled, they returned again to Antioch, bringing
the decree of the council as the rule by which
Gentiles were to be admitted into the church.

When about to set forth on a second missionary
journey, a dispute arose between Saul and
Barnabas as to the propriety of taking John Mark
with them again. The dispute ended by Saul and
Barnabas taking separate routes. Saul took
Silas as his companion, and journeyed through
Syria and Cilicia; while Barnabas took his
nephew John Mark, and visited Cyprus (Ac
15:36-41). Barnabas is not again mentioned by
Luke in the Acts.

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