Bible Strands
Acts 15:36
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses Barnabas in Antioch after a period of joint teaching, proposing a return to previously evangelized regions.
The words — Μετὰ (Meta) = After and τινὰς ἡμέρας (tinas hēmeras) = some days frame the deliberate pause before the proposed mission restart.
The thread — This plan to revisit towns mirrors their earlier route from Seleucia to Cyprus and the Lycaonian cities (Acts 13:4; 14:6), following a temporary halt in Antioch (Acts 15:35).
Why it lands — It requires readers to treat pastoral visitation as a structural component of gospel proclamation rather than a secondary activity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Cross-references
- Acts 13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
- Acts 14:6 they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
- 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 13:51 So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
- Acts 14:24 After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
- 2 Corinthians 11:28 Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
- Exodus 4:18 Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
- Acts 14:1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
- Romans 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.