Apostle and encourager · First century AD
Barnabas in the Bible
Barnabas sells a field for the church, vouches for the newly converted Saul when no one else will, and fetches him from Tarsus to Antioch. Their split over John Mark sends two missions out instead of one.
Verses mentioning Barnabas
29 occurrences across 28 verses in the King James Version.
- Galatians 2:9
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Read in context - Galatians 2:13
And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Read in context - Colossians 4:10
Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
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