Barnabas was the son of encouragement who brought Saul to the apostles.
Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas
(which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus.
He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.
Barnabas is Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, renamed by the apostles. The name means son of encouragement. He sold a field and laid the money at the apostles’ feet. When Saul came to Jerusalem, the disciples were afraid. Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. The church in Jerusalem later sent Barnabas to Antioch. He saw the grace of God, was glad, and went to Tarsus to find Saul. For a whole year they taught the church there. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
- The Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul. They sailed from Antioch, and John Mark went with them.
- At Lystra the crowds tried to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes. They tore their garments and preached the living God.
- He and Paul parted over John Mark. Barnabas took Mark to Cyprus. Paul took Silas. Later Paul asks for Mark, who is useful for ministry.
Son of encouragement.
He brought Saul in when the church was afraid.
A good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.
- Barnabas means son of encouragement. His name was Joseph.
- He was a Levite from Cyprus.
- He vouched for Saul before the apostles in Jerusalem.
- He fetched Saul to Antioch, and they taught there a year.
- He and Paul were set apart for the first missionary journey.
- He stood with John Mark when Paul would not take him again.
- The Name – Son of encouragement.
- The Gift – A field laid at the apostles’ feet.
- The Vouching – He brought Saul to the apostles.
- The Church – Antioch, where he was glad at the grace of God.
- The Sending – Set apart with Saul.
- The Mark – He took John Mark to Cyprus.
- Acts 4:36-37 – “Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.”
- Acts 9:27 – “But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord.”
- Acts 11:23-26 – “He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith… he went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch.”
- Acts 13:2 – “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 15:37-39 – “Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark… And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.”
Joseph, called Barnabas, which means son of encouragement.
Barnabas took Saul and brought him to the apostles.
He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.
He stood with John Mark when Paul would not. Encouragement took the young man back to Cyprus.
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