Acts 15:39

“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 unto Cyprus;" - Acts 15:39
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What does Acts 15:39 mean?

The verse Acts 15:39 in the King James Version of the Bible reads as follows: "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." This verse is part of the account of the disagreement…

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The Grace in Separation: Lessons from Barnabas and Paul

In the Book of Acts, we are presented with various accounts of the early church and its leaders, but few events depict the struggle of human relationships quite like that described in Acts 15:39. The verse reads: "And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed…

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A Prayer for Reconciliation and Understanding

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, In the quietness of this moment, we come before You, reflecting on the words of Acts 15:39, which say, "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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Acts 15:39 - "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;"
Joshua 15:39 - "Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,"
Acts 16:39 - "And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city."
Acts 19:39 - "But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly."
Acts 5:39 - "But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God."
"Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon," - Joshua 15:39
Acts 7:39 - "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,"
Acts 13:39 - "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Matthew 15:39 - "And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala."
Exodus 39:15 - "And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold."
Acts 27:39 - "And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship."
Acts 2:39 - "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
Acts 10:39 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:"
Acts 15:15 - "And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,"
Job 39:15 - "And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them."
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Jeremiah 39:15 - "¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"
Acts 17:15
"And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing." - Acts 8:39
Acts 8:39 - "And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing."
"And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written," - Acts 15:15
1 Kings 22:39 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Corinthians 15:39 - "All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds."
Acts 21:39 - "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."
Acts 15:34 - "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still."
"But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly." - Acts 19:39
"And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city." - Acts 16:39
Acts 9:39 - "Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them."
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