38 Paul insisted that they shouldn’t take him along, since he had deserted them in Pamphylia and hadn’t continued with them in their work.
39 Their argument became so intense that they went their separate ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus.
40 Paul chose Silas and left, entrusted by the brothers and sisters to the Lord’s grace.
41 He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.