And as he blessed them he parted from them [and was carried up to heaven].

So in irritation they parted company, Barnabas taking Mark with him and sailing for Cyprus,

When I recall the tears you shed when we parted, I long by night and day to see you again. That would fill me with joy,

Perhaps this was why you and he were parted for a while, that you might get him back for good,

that no one turns to sexual vice or to a profane life as Esau did ??Esau, who for a single meal parted with his birthright.