13:13 Then Paul and his companions put out to sea 1 from Paphos 2 and came to Perga 3 in Pamphylia, 4 but John 5 left them and returned to Jerusalem. 6
1 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
2 sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.
3 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor. The journey from Paphos to Perga is about 105 mi (175 km).
4 sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.
5 sn That is, John Mark.
6 sn Returned to Jerusalem. John Mark had originally accompanied them from Jerusalem (see Acts 12:25). John Mark’s decision to leave became an issue later for Barnabas and Paul (Acts 15:36-39).
map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.