Acts Chapter 13 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 13:5

And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.
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BBE Acts 13:5

And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.
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DARBY Acts 13:5

And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as [their] attendant.
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KJV Acts 13:5

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.
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WEB Acts 13:5

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They had also John as their attendant.
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YLT Acts 13:5

and having come unto Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they had also John `as' a ministrant;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Proclaimed for preached, A.V.; as their attendant for to their minister, A.V. (ὑπηρέτην). It is a word taken from the synagogue, where it denotes an inferior minister (see Luke 4:20). In Acts 5:22 the ὑπηρέται are the apparitors of the high priest. Here it is synonymous with διάκονος, a deacon. John was to Barnabas and Saul what Joshua was to Moses, Elisha to Elijah, etc. Peter, when he went to Caesarea, was accompanied by six brethren (Acts 11:12).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) When they were at Salamis.--The city was, as stated above, at the east end of Cyprus. The mention of "synagogues" implies a considerable Jewish population, and to these the Apostles, following the general rule announced in Acts 13:46, naturally, in the first instance, turned.They had also John to their minister.--The noun so rendered is not that commonly used for the "deacons" or "ministers" of the Church, but implies rather the attendance of personal service. It is probable, however, that he was employed in baptising converts, and, where a church was founded, in preparing for the Supper of the Lord. Looking to the after-work of Mark, it would hardly, perhaps, be too much to say that he was, more than any other disciple, the courier of the Apostolic Church.