Acts 15:31-41

31 When they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.

32 ¹Judas and ²Silas, also being ³prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened ⁴the brethren with a lengthy message.

33 After they had spent time there, they were sent away from the brethren ⁵in peace to those who had ⁶sent them out.

34 [But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.]

35 But ⁷Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and ⁸preaching with many others also, ⁹the word of the Lord.

Second Missionary Journey

36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in ¹⁰every city in which we proclaimed ¹¹the word of the Lord, and see how they are."

37 Barnabas wanted to take ¹²John, called Mark, along with them also.

38 But Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along who had ¹³deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

39 And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took ¹⁴Mark with him and sailed away to ¹⁵Cyprus.

40 But Paul chose ¹⁶Silas and left, being ¹⁷committed by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

41 And he was traveling through ¹⁸Syria and ¹⁹Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 15:22, 27
• 2. Acts 15:22
• 3. Acts 13:1
• 4. Acts 15:1
• 5. Mark 5:34; Acts 16:36; 1 Corinthians 16:11; Hebrews 11:31
• 6. Acts 15:22
• 7. Acts 12:25
• 8. Acts 8:4
• 9. Acts 13:12
• 10. Acts 13:4, 13, 14, 51; Acts 14:6, 24
• 11. Acts 13:12
• 12. Acts 12:12
• 13. Acts 13:13
• 14. Acts 12:12; Acts 15:37; Colossians 4:10
• 15. Acts 4:36
• 16. Acts 15:22
• 17. Acts 11:23; Acts 14:26
• 18. Matthew 4:24; Acts 15:23
• 19. Acts 6:9

Footnotes

• [a] Or "exhortation"
• [b] Or "exhorted"
• [c] Early mss do not contain this v
• [d] Lit "from"