- verses
- 28
- first named
- Acts 4:36
- last named
- Colossians 4:10
- period
- the New Testament
- tribe
- Levi
Description
Who was Barnabas?
Barnabas, whose original name was Joseph or Joses, was a prominent figure in the early Christian church. He was a Levite from the island of Cyprus (Act.4.36) who sold his land and brought the money to the apostles, demonstrating his generosity and commitment to the faith. Barnabas played a crucial role in introducing the newly converted Paul to the apostles in Jerusalem, vouching for his sincerity (Act.9.27). The church in Jerusalem later sent Barnabas to Antioch, where he encouraged the believers and brought Paul to minister there (Act.11.22-26). Barnabas and Paul were then commissioned by the Holy Spirit to embark on a missionary journey (Act.13.2), during which they preached the gospel and established churches in various cities. Barnabas was also involved in the dispute concerning the acceptance of Gentile believers and accompanied Paul to the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15). He later separated from Paul due to a disagreement over taking Mark on another journey (Act.15.36-39). Barnabas continued his ministry with Mark, while Paul chose Silas as his new companion. In the New Testament epistles, Barnabas is mentioned as a fellow laborer and an example of one who worked for the gospel without relying on financial support from the churches (1Co.9.6). He was recognized as a pillar of the church alongside James and Peter (Gal.2.9). Barnabas' ministry was characterized by encouragement, generosity, and a commitment to spreading the gospel message.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 14 are drawn. All 14 are listed below.
Child of
- father of Barnabasregistry, no verse
Sibling of
- Maryregistry, no verse
Stands in the same events as
- Paul66 events
- Judah6 events
- Antioch6 events
- Jerusalem4 events
- Mark3 events
- Iconium3 events
- Jesus2 events
- John2 events
- Cyprus2 events
- Antioch2 events
- Derbe2 events
- Bar-jesus2 events
and 34 more, ordered by how many events they share.
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
The pattern
Where Barnabas is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
28 verses across 4 of 66 books; 62 write the name nowhere. Named in Acts (23), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (3) and Colossians (1).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 28, across 4 books. The name is written 31 times in them.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Acts 4Barnabas sold a field and laid the money at the apostles’ feet.
- Acts 9Barnabas brought Saul to the apostles and described what had happened to him.
- Acts 11Barnabas went to Antioch, rejoiced at the grace of God, encouraged the believers, and brought Saul from Tarsus.
- Acts 12Barnabas returned from Jerusalem with Saul, bringing John, also called Mark.
- Acts 13Barnabas was set apart with Saul, travelled with Paul, preached boldly, and was driven out with him.
- Acts 14Barnabas preached with Paul, was mistaken for Zeus, tore his clothes at the proposed sacrifice, and travelled on with Paul.
- Acts 15Barnabas debated alongside Paul, described God’s signs among the Gentiles, and sailed for Cyprus with Mark.
- Galatians 2Barnabas accompanied the speaker to Jerusalem, shared the right hand of fellowship, and was later led astray by the hypocrisy at Antioch.
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