Acts 4:36

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} Joses{G2500}, who{G3588} by{G5259} the apostles{G652} was surnamed{G1941}{(G5685)} Barnabas{G921},(which{G3739} is{G2076}{(G5748)}, being interpreted{G3177}{(G5746)}, The son{G5207} of consolation{G3874},) a Levite{G3019}, and of the country{G1085} of Cyprus{G2953},
Strong's King James
(36) Now Yosef (He Will Add), a Levite (Joined) of Cyprian (Love Blossom) birth who's called Bar-Nabba from the emissaries, which translated means Son of Encouragement),
The F.O.G*
[36] For example, there was Joseph (whom the apostles nicknamed Barnabas, meaning "Encourager"), a Levite from Cyprus.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas—which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort—a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,
Young's Literal Translation

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