Paul ebi egberi kẹrịakịgha kịmịama mọ inyenrinmụ bara mịẹ wó dịa mị
1, 2. Barnabas mọ Saul mọ te yọ ka amú egberigbaa ma o, anị wẹnị fịrị mị tebara ka kị Acts 1:8 bọọ emi egberi mịẹbeinmọ ma o?
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“Fịrịwẹnịmụ Kịmịbo . . . Sẹlẹ Mị (Acts 13:1-12) 3. Tetuu kị duonị, bọlọụ kuraị sọọnransị bọọ, alayọ-amú mụ yọmị bọụbọụgha o?
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ON THE ROAD In the ancient world, overland travel was slower, more tiring, and probably more expensive than sailing. However, the only way to get to many places was on foot.
A traveler could walk about 20 miles (30 km) a day. He would be exposed to the elements—sun, rain, heat, and cold—and to the danger of being accosted by thieves. The apostle Paul noted that he was “in journeys often, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers.”—2 Cor. 11:26.
A vast network of paved roads traversed the Roman Empire. Along the main highways, travelers would find inns spaced a day’s walking distance apart. Between these were taverns where one could obtain basic supplies. Contemporary writers describe inns and taverns as being dirty, overcrowded, humid, and flea-infested. They were disreputable places, frequented by the worst elements of society. Innkeepers often robbed travelers and included prostitution among the services offered.
Christians no doubt avoided such places as much as possible. When traveling in lands where they had no family or friends, though, they would likely have had little alternative.
4. (a) Tebara ka kị Barnabas mọ Saul mọ sẹlẹ ma, bịnaotubọ bá tebara kị mịẹ ma o? (b) Omịnị tebara ka kị baratụa Jehovah ogbo bọọ bọlọụ daamịnị kịmịbo pịrị a paa emi a o?
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5. Cyprus amú egberigbaamụ fịrị mị, tebara kị timi ma o?
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IN THE SYNAGOGUES OF THE JEWS Literally, “synagogue” means “a bringing together.” It referred to an assembly or congregation of Jews and eventually took on the meaning of the place or building where the assembly was held.
It is believed that synagogues were instituted either during or immediately after the Jews’ 70-year exile in Babylon. Synagogues served as places for instruction, worship, the reading of the Scriptures, and spiritual exhortation. In the first century C.E., each town in Palestine had its own synagogue. Larger cities had more than one, and Jerusalem had many.
Following the Babylonian exile, however, not all the Jews returned to Palestine. Many traveled abroad for business reasons. As early as the fifth century B.C.E., Jewish communities existed throughout the 127 jurisdictional districts of the Persian Empire. (Esther 1:1; 3:8) In time, Jewish quarters also developed in cities all around the Mediterranean. These scattered Jews came to be known as the Diaspora, or Dispersion, and they too established synagogues wherever they settled.
In the synagogues, the Law was read and expounded every Sabbath. Readings were delivered from an elevated platform, surrounded on three sides by seats. Participation in reading, preaching, and exhortation was open to any devout Jewish male.
6, 7. (a) Sergius Paulus te ụbọ a o, tetuu kị duonị Bar-Jesus ụ bụọmọ gesii kẹrịakị dọụgha timi ma o? (b) Bar-Jesus gbaa egberi gbelemọ yọmị, Saul tebara kị mịẹ ma o?
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Like Paul, we boldly defend the truth in the face of opposition
8. Omịnị tebara ka kị Paul yesiingha inyenrinbụọ daamịẹ a paa emi a o?
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Kịmị “Kụrọmọ Egberi” (Acts 13:13-43) 9. Itu bọọ bọlọụ daamịnị otubo, tebara ka kị Paul mọ Barnabas mọ dimịẹ a paa emi a o?
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10. Perga duo mú Pisidia Antioch laamịnị bara gbaa.
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11, 12. Pisidia karịwarị bọọ egberigbaa timi ifie mị, Paul tebara ka kị egberigbaa ụ peitimi-otubo adụdụbo gbele ma o?
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13. Omịnị tebara ka kị egberigbaa wó peimịnị -otu adụdụbo gbele a paa emi a o?
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14. (a) Paul tebara ka kị Jesus gbele emi egberi gbaa ma, omịnị bá te berifaan egberi kị gbaa ma o? (b) Paul peitimi otubo teeki gbaa ma o?
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“Omịnị Gbaa Zịnị Ibe-otubo Kpọ Pịrị Mị” (Acts 13:44-52) 15. Paul gbaa egberi duonị, teeki Sabbath erein bọọ paa ma o?
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“They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas . . . And the disciples continued to be filled with joy and holy spirit.”—Acts 13:50-52
16. Paul mọ Barnabas mọ gbaa egberi duonị, Jew otubo teeki mịẹ ma o, Paul mọ Barnabas mọ bá teeki mịẹ ma o?
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17-19. Omịnị tebara ka kị Paul mọ Barnabas mọ dimịẹ a paa emi a, omịnị bịsẹ bara mịẹ daba te pọwẹị kị wó laa a paa emi a?
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BARNABAS—“SON OF COMFORT” A prominent member of the early Jerusalem congregation was Joseph, a Levite and a native of Cyprus. The apostles gave him an additional name, descriptive of his personality—Barnabas, meaning “Son of Comfort.” (Acts 4:36) When Barnabas saw a need among his fellow believers, he hastened to meet it.
At Pentecost 33 C.E., 3,000 new disciples were baptized. It is likely that many of these had traveled to Jerusalem for the festival and had not planned to stay in the city for as long as they did. The congregation needed resources to care for this multitude. Therefore, Barnabas sold a piece of land and generously brought the money to the apostles as a contribution.—Acts 4:32-37.
As a mature Christian overseer, Barnabas was eager to help others. It was he who aided newly converted Saul of Tarsus when all the other disciples feared him because of his reputation as a persecutor. (Acts 9:26, 27) Barnabas responded humbly when Paul gave him and Peter strong counsel concerning the proper relationship between Jewish and Gentile Christians. (Gal. 2:9, 11-14) These few examples show that Barnabas truly lived up to his name—“Son of Comfort.”