Introduction
Saul (now called Paul), Barnabas and John Mark go off to preach (v 4 - 6).
They go to Cyprus and Antioch in Pisidia.
Questions
1. Where did the apostles preach in Salamis?
v 5 When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. ...
2. What was the effect on the proconsul of Elymas being blinded?
v 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
3. What was the reaction of the Jews when the whole city of Antioch wanted to hear the word of God?
v 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 3 The Holy Spirit guides the assembly at Antioch to send Barnabas and Saul out preaching
- v 4 to 12 Barnabas and Saul go and preach in Cyprus. They preach to Sergius Paulus, an official in Cyprus. He believes, but Elymas opposes them and is made blind for a while.
- v 13 to 41 At the synagogue in Antioch in Pisidia, Saul (now called Paul) shows how God has guided their nation. He then shows that Jesus Christ who was recently killed is the promised offspring of king David who will bring salvation. His talk includes many first-century Christian beliefs
- v 42 to 52 The following week the majority of the city come to hear Paul. Eventually the Jews disrupt Paul’s work with the Gentiles, so the apostles move on, determined to keep on preaching to the Gentiles