Joseph, a Levite, and a native of Cyprus, whom the apostles had named Barnabas, which means Son of Encouragement,

But Barnabas got hold of him and introduced him to the apostles, and he told them how on his journey he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how boldly he had spoken for the cause of Jesus at Damascus.

The news about them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas all the way to Antioch.

Then Barnabas went over to Tarsus to seek out Saul,

and this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

When Barnabas and Saul had performed their mission to Jerusalem, they went back, taking John who was called Mark with them.

As they were engaged in worshiping the Lord and in fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me, for the work to which I have called them."

He was attached to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul and asked them to let him hear God's message.

and after the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and the devout converts to Judaism went away with Paul and Barnabas, and they talked with them, and urged them to rely on the favor of God.

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly, and said, "God's message had to be told to you first, but since you thrust it off and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the heathen.

But the Jews stirred up the well-to-do religious women and the leading men of the town, and they started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

They called Barnabas Zeus, and Paul, because he was the principal speaker, Hermes.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rushed into the crowd, tearing their clothes

But the brothers gathered about him, and he got up and re-entered the town. The next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.

This created a disturbance and a serious discussion between Paul and Barnabas and them, and it was agreed that Paul and Barnabas and some others of their number should go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question.

This quieted the whole meeting, and they listened while Barnabas and Paul told of the signs and wonders which God had done among the heathen through them.

Then the apostles and elders with the whole church resolved to select representatives and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They were Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.

we have unanimously resolved to select representatives and send them to you with our dear brothers Barnabas and Paul,

But Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch and taught, and with many others preached the good news of the Lord's message.

Some time after, Paul said to Barnabas, "Come, let us go back and revisit the brothers in each of the towns where we made the Lord's message known, to see how they are doing."

Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark with them.

They differed so sharply about it that they separated, and Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus.