Acts 12:25
New International Version
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.

New Living Translation
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, taking John Mark with them.

English Standard Version
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark.

Berean Standard Bible
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

Berean Literal Bible
And Barnabas and Saul returned, having fulfilled the mission to Jerusalem, having taken with them John the one having been called Mark.

King James Bible
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

New King James Version
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark.

New American Standard Bible
And Barnabas and Saul returned when they had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.

NASB 1995
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.

NASB 1977
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, fulfilling their ministry, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.

Amplified Bible
Barnabas and Saul came back from Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing with them John, who was also called Mark.

Christian Standard Bible
After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, taking along John who was called Mark.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, taking along John who is called Mark.

American Standard Version
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

Contemporary English Version
And after Barnabas and Saul had done the work they were sent to do, they went back to Jerusalem with John, whose other name was Mark.

English Revised Version
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After Barnabas and Saul delivered the contribution [to the leaders in Jerusalem], they returned [to Antioch] from Jerusalem. They brought John Mark with them.

Good News Translation
Barnabas and Saul finished their mission and returned from Jerusalem, taking John Mark with them.

International Standard Version
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, bringing with them John who was also called Mark.

Majority Standard Bible
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

NET Bible
So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

New Heart English Bible
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Weymouth New Testament
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.

World English Bible
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Barnabas and Saul turned back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministry, having also taken John with [them], who was surnamed Mark.

Berean Literal Bible
And Barnabas and Saul returned, having fulfilled the mission to Jerusalem, having taken with them John the one having been called Mark.

Young's Literal Translation
and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having completed the service, and taken with them John, surnamed Mark.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Barnabas and Saul, having completed the ministry, returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

New American Bible
After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark.

New Revised Standard Version
Then after completing their mission Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem and brought with them John, whose other name was Mark.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Bar’na-bas and Saul, after they had fulfilled their ministry, returned from Jerusalem to An’ti-och, and took with them John whose surname was Mark.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then BarNaba and Shaul returned from Jerusalem to Antiakia after they had finished their service and they took Yohannan with them, who was surnamed Marqus.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Barnabas and Saul, after they had fulfilled their ministry, returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Godbey New Testament
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having filled their ministry, taking with them John, called Mark.

Haweis New Testament
Then Barnabas and Saul departed from Jerusalem, having completed the distribution of the sum entrusted with them; and they took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Mace New Testament
and Saul had executed their commission, they return'd to Jerusalem, and took with them John who was surnam'd Mark.

Weymouth New Testament
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.

Worrell New Testament
And Barnabus and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John who was surnamed Mark.

Worsley New Testament
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their charge, taking along with them John who was sirnamed Mark.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Death of Herod
24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply. 25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

Cross References
Acts 13:1-3
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. / While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Acts 11:29-30
So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. / This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 15:36-41
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.” / Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark. / But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work. ...

Acts 9:27
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

Acts 4:36-37
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), / sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 13:13
After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.

Acts 15:2
And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 9:30
When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

Acts 11:22-26
When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. / When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts. / Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. ...

Acts 13:4-5
So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. / When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

Acts 15:12
The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

Acts 14:26-28
From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed. / When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. / And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Acts 15:25-26
So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, / men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 16:1-3
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father. / The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. / Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Acts 18:22-23
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch. / After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.


Treasury of Scripture

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Barnabas.

Acts 11:29,30
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: …

Acts 13:1-3
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul…

ministry.

Acts 13:5,13
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister…

Acts 15:37
And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

John.

Acts 12:12
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

1 Peter 5:13
The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

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Acts 12
1. King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter;
6. whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church.
20. Herod in his pride taking to himself the honor due to God,
23. is stricken by an angel, and dies miserably.
24. After his death, the word of God prospers.
25. Saul and Barnabas return to Antioch.














When Barnabas and Saul
Barnabas and Saul, later known as Paul, are central figures in the early Christian church. Barnabas, whose name means "son of encouragement," was a Levite from Cyprus and a key supporter of Saul after his conversion. Saul, a former persecutor of Christians, became one of the most influential apostles. Their partnership signifies the unity and diversity within the early church, as they came from different backgrounds but were united in Christ's mission.

had fulfilled their mission
The Greek word for "fulfilled" (πληρόω, plēroō) implies completion and satisfaction of a duty. Their mission was to deliver aid to the church in Jerusalem during a time of famine, as described earlier in Acts 11:29-30. This act of service highlights the early church's commitment to caring for one another, reflecting the teachings of Jesus about love and charity.

to Jerusalem
Jerusalem was the epicenter of Jewish religious life and the birthplace of the Christian church. It holds significant historical and theological importance as the city where Jesus was crucified and resurrected. The mission to Jerusalem underscores the connection between the early Christian communities and their Jewish roots, as well as the importance of supporting the mother church.

they returned
The return of Barnabas and Saul marks the completion of their mission and the continuation of their apostolic work. This phrase indicates a transition in their ministry, as they would soon embark on further missionary journeys. It reflects the dynamic and ongoing nature of the early church's mission to spread the Gospel.

bringing with them John, also called Mark
John Mark, often referred to simply as Mark, is believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. His dual name reflects the common practice of having both a Jewish and a Roman name, indicating his cultural versatility. Mark's inclusion in the journey signifies the importance of mentorship and the passing on of apostolic tradition. Despite later conflicts with Paul, Mark's eventual reconciliation and contribution to the Gospel narrative highlight themes of forgiveness and restoration within the Christian community.

(25) When they had fulfilled their ministry.--The same noun is used as that translated "relief" in Acts 11:29. We may, perhaps, assign the vision related in Acts 22:17-21, to this visit; but see Note there.

Took with them John, whose surname was Mark.--The choice is, of course, partly explained by his relationship to Barnabas, but it shows also that he entered heartily into the work of the conversion of the Gentiles; and owing, as he did, his own conversion to Peter, it would naturally be regarded as a proof of that Apostle's interest in it.

Verse 25. - Ministration for ministry, A.V.; talking for and took, A.V. The fact here stated of their taking John Mark with them, is very interesting in connection with ver. 12. Whether or no Saul and Barnabas were in the house of Mary at the time of Peter's deliverance from prison, they evidently went there shortly before or shortly after. As regards the sequence of events related in this chapter, it is by no means necessary to suppose that Barnabas and Saul did not leave Jerusalem till after the death of Agrippa. Luke, connecting the death of Agrippa with his murder of James and his intended murder of Peter, as Eusebius and Chrysostom and others rightly say, would naturally follow up the narrative of the persecution by the narrative of the persecutor's awful death; and then go on to relate the return of the two apostles to Antioch in continuation of Acts 11:30. We have no means of deciding whether, in point of fact, they returned before or after Agrippa's death. It seems most probable that they returned before, as, under the circumstances, they would not tarry at Jerusalem longer than was necessary for the fulfillment of their ministration.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[When]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Barnabas
Βαρνάβας (Barnabas)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 921: Of Chaldee origin; son of Nabas; Barnabas, an Israelite.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Saul
Σαῦλος (Saulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4569: Saul, the apostle. Of Hebrew origin, the same as Saoul; Saulus, the Jewish name of Paul.

had fulfilled
πληρώσαντες (plērōsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

[their]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

mission
διακονίαν (diakonian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1248: Waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. From diakonos; attendance; figuratively aid, service.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Jerusalem,
Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Ierousalēm)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2419: Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.

they returned,
ὑπέστρεψαν (hypestrepsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.

bringing with [them]
συμπαραλαβόντες (symparalabontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4838: To take along as a companion. From sun and paralambano; to take along in company.

John,
Ἰωάννην (Iōannēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

[also]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

called
ἐπικληθέντα (epiklēthenta)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1941: (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address.

Mark.
Μάρκον (Markon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3138: Of Latin origin; Marcus, a Christian.


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