Acts 15:39

15:38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

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Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus;

15:40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

What does Acts 15:39 mean?

Acts 15:39 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include οὖν (oun), παροξυσμός (paroxusmos), γίνομαι (ginomai).

Greek interlinear

Andοὖνoun/oon/G3767apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.

the

contentionπαροξυσμόςparoxusmos/par-ox-oos-mos'/G3948from 3947 ("paroxysm"); incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger):--contention, provoke unto.

wasγίνομαιginomai/ghin'-om-ahee/G1096a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.

sharpπαροξυσμόςparoxusmos/par-ox-oos-mos'/G3948from 3947 ("paroxysm"); incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger):--contention, provoke unto.

between

them,αὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.

thatὥστεhoste/hoce'-teh/G5620from 5613 and 5037; so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow):--(insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.

they

departed

asunderἀποχωρίζωapochorizo/ap-okh-o-rid'-zo/G673from 575 and 5563; to rend apart; reflexively, to separate:--depart (asunder).

one

from

the

other:ἀπόapo/apo'/G575a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.

and

soτέte/teh/G5037a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of 2532):--also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.

BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabas/bar-nab'-as/G921of Chaldee origin (1247 and 5029); son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite:--Barnabas.

tookπαραλαμβάνωparalambano/par-al-am-ban'-o/G3880from 3844 and 2983; to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn:--receive, take (unto, with).

Mark,ΜᾶρκοςMarkos/mar'-kos/G3138of Latin origin; Marcus, a Christian:--Marcus, Mark.

and

sailedἐκπλέωekpleo/ek-pleh'-o/G1602from 1537 and 4126; to depart by ship:--sail (away, thence).

untoεἰςeis/ice/G1519a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).

Cyprus;ΚύπροςKupros/koo'-pros/G2954of uncertain origin; Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean:--Cyprus.

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What does Acts 15:39 say?

Acts 15:39 (King James Version) reads: "And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;"

Is Acts 15:39 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 15:39 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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