Acts 12:20-13:5

New King James Version

Herod’s Violent Death

²⁰ Now Herod had been very angry with the people of ^(A)Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus ^[a]the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because ^(B)their country was ^[b]supplied with food by the king’s country.

²¹ So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. ²² And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” ²³ Then immediately an angel of the Lord ^(C)struck him, because ^(D)he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and ^[c]died.

²⁴ But ^(E)the word of God grew and multiplied.

Barnabas and Saul Appointed

²⁵ And ^(F)Barnabas and Saul returned ^[d]from Jerusalem when they had ^(G)fulfilled their ministry, and they also ^(H)took with them ^(I)John whose surname was Mark.

Paul and Barnabas Are Sent to the Gentiles

13 Now ^(J)in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: ^(K)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, ^(L)Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, ^(M)“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work ^(N)to which I have called them.” ³ Then, ^(O)having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

Preaching in Cyprus

⁴ So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to ^(P)Cyprus. ⁵ And when they arrived in Salamis, ^(Q)they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had ^(R)John as their assistant.