tSee 1 Pet. 5:12
Acts 4:36-37
36Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means ason of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and blaid it at the apostles’ feet.Acts 9:27
27But cBarnabas took him and dbrought him to the apostles and declared to them ehow on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and fhow at Damascus he had gpreached boldly in the name of Jesus.Acts 13:1-3
Barnabas and Saul Sent Off
1Now there were in the church at Antioch hprophets and iteachers, jBarnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, ▼▼ Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark
Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of lHerod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, mthe Holy Spirit said, n“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ofor the work to which I have called them.” 3Then after fasting and ppraying they laid their hands on them and qsent them off. Acts 15:22
The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers
22Then it seemed good to rthe apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called sBarsabbas, and tSilas, leading men among uthe brothers,Acts 15:35-39
35But vPaul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.Paul and Barnabas Separate
36And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit wthe brothers xin every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” 37Now Barnabas wanted to take with them yJohn called Mark. 38But Paul thought best not to take with them one zwho had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. 39And there arose aaa sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. abBarnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
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