“So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.”
The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed to Cyprus — Luke traces the journey from Antioch northwestward to the port of Seleucia, then west to Cyprus (Barnabas's homeland, 4:36). The formula sent on their way by the Holy Spirit (ekpempo hupo tou Pneumatos) emphasizes that human commissioning and divine empowerment work in concert. Cyprus as the first stop recalls Barnabas's connection while establishing the strategy of beginning in Jewish communities before expanding to Gentiles.
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