Bible Cross References
the contention
Acts 15:2
Paul and Barnabas got into a fierce argument with them about this, so it was decided that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others in Antioch should go to Jerusalem and see the apostles and elders about this matter.
Acts 6:1
Some time later, as the number of disciples kept growing, there was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of funds.
Psalm 106:33
They made him so bitter that he spoke without stopping to think.
Psalm 119:96
I have learned that everything has limits; but your commandment is perfect.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.
Romans 7:18-21
18
I know that good does not live in me---that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.
19
I don't do the good I want to do; instead, I do the evil that I do not want to do.
20
If I do what I don't want to do, this means that I am no longer the one who does it; instead, it is the sin that lives in me.
21
So I find that this law is at work: when I want to do what is good, what is evil is the only choice I have.
James 3:2
All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being.
and sailed
Acts 4:36
And so it was that Joseph, a Levite born in Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "One who Encourages"),
Acts 11:20
But other believers, who were from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and proclaimed the message to Gentiles also, telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:4-12
4
Having been sent by the Holy Spirit, Barnabas and Saul went to Seleucia and sailed from there to the island of Cyprus.
5
When they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues. They had John Mark with them to help in the work.
6
They went all the way across the island to Paphos, where they met a certain magician named Bar-Jesus, a Jew who claimed to be a prophet.
7
He was a friend of the governor of the island, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor called Barnabas and Saul before him because he wanted to hear the word of God.
8
But they were opposed by the magician Elymas (that is his name in Greek), who tried to turn the governor away from the faith.
9
Then Saul---also known as Paul---was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician
10
and said, "You son of the Devil! You are the enemy of everything that is good. You are full of all kinds of evil tricks, and you always keep trying to turn the Lord's truths into lies!
11
The Lord's hand will come down on you now; you will be blind and will not see the light of day for a time." At once Elymas felt a dark mist cover his eyes, and he walked around trying to find someone to lead him by the hand.
12
When the governor saw what had happened, he believed; for he was greatly amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
Acts 27:4
We went on from there, and because the winds were blowing against us, we sailed on the sheltered side of the island of Cyprus.