Acts 15:39
World English Bible (WEB)
Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
In context
37 Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.
38 But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.
39 Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
40 but Paul chose Silas and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.
41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
Acts 15:39 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
- KJV King James Version
- 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;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, did sail to Cyprus,
- DBY Darby Translation
- There arose therefore very warm feeling, so that they separated from one another; and Barnabas taking Mark sailed away to Cyprus;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed, separating one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.