After some time, Paul proposed to Barnabas that they return to cities where they had previously preached to check on the brethren. However, Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them, while Paul insisted they should not take him because he had left them before. This led to a sharp disagreement between them, and Barnabas and Mark sailed to Cyprus while Paul chose Silas and traveled through Syria and Cilicia to strengthen the churches.

3. Then
a'er
some
days
Paul
said
to
Barnabas,
“Let
us
now
go
back
and
visit
our
brethren
in
every
city
where
we
have
preached
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and
see
how
they
are
doing.”
-­‐Acts
15:36

4. Acts
15:37-­‐41
Now
Barnabas
was
determined
to
take
with
them
John
called
Mark.
But
Paul
insisted
that
they
should
not
take
with
them
the
one
who
had
departed
from
them
in
Pamphylia,
and
had
not
gone
with
them
to
the
work.
Then
the
contenKon
became
so
sharp
that
they
parted
from
one
another.

5. Acts
15:37-­‐41
And
so
Barnabas
took
Mark
and
sailed
to
Cyprus;
but
Paul
chose
Silas
and
departed,
being
commended
by
the
brethren
to
the
grace
of
God.
And
he
went
through
Syria
and
Cilicia,
strengthening
the
churches.

6. Acts
16:1
Then
he
came
to
Derbe
and
Lystra.
And
behold,
a
certain
disciple
was
there,
named
Timothy,
the
son
of
a
certain
Jewish
woman
who
believed,
but
his
father
was
Greek.

7. MaShew
28:19-­‐20
Go
therefore
and
make
disciples
of
all
the
naKons,
bapKzing
them
in
the
name
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
teaching
them
to
observe
all
things
that
I
have
commanded
you”
Acts
16:5
So
the
churches
were
strengthened
in
the
faith,
and
increased
in
number
daily.

8. Acts
16:13-­‐14
And
on
the
Sabbath
day
we
went
out
of
the
city
to
the
riverside,
where
prayer
was
customarily
made;
and
we
sat
down
and
spoke
to
the
women
who
met
there.
Now
a
certain
woman
named
Lydia
heard
us…
The
Lord
opened
her
heart
to
heed
the
things
spoken
by
Paul.
Isaiah
32:20
Blessed
are
you
who
sow
beside
all
waters.