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Berean Standard Bible

“Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,”

Acts 15:39

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Paul and Barnabas plan a second journey to check on the churches they planted. Barnabas wants to take John Mark, who had left them earlier, but Paul refuses.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,

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,

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there was a sharp argument between them, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and went by ship to Cyprus;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, did sail to Cyprus,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y hubo tal contención entre ellos, que se apartaron el uno del otro; y Bernabé tomando á Marcos, navegó á Cipro.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El desacuerdo que surgió entre ellos fue tan grande que se separaron. Bernabé tomó entonces a Marcos y zarpó con él hacia Chipre,

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