³⁰ So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. ³¹ And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. ³² And Judas and Silas, who were themselves ^(A)prophets, encouraged and ^(B)strengthened ^(C)the brothers with many words. ³³ And after they had spent some time, they were sent off ^(D)in peace by ^(E)the brothers to those who had sent them.^{[a] 35} But ^(F)Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Paul and Barnabas Separate

³⁶ And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit ^(G)the brothers ^(H)in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” ³⁷ Now Barnabas wanted to take with them ^(I)John called Mark. ³⁸ But Paul thought best not to take with them one ^(J)who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. ³⁹ And there arose ^(K)a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. ^(L)Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, ⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas and departed, ^(M)having been commended by ^(N)the brothers to ^(O)the grace of the Lord. ⁴¹ And he went through Syria and Cilicia, ^(P)strengthening the churches.

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul^[b] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named ^(Q)Timothy, ^(R)the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. ² He was well spoken of by ^(S)the brothers^[c] at Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he ^(T)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴ As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance ^(U)the decisions ^(V)that had been reached by ^(W)the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. ^5 (X)So the churches were strengthened in ^(Y)the faith, and they increased in numbers ^(Z)daily.