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'''Barnabas''' (Saint Barnabus in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions) was a [[Jew]] from [[Cyprus]] ([[Acts, Chapter 4|Acts 4:36]]) and an important member of the [[Pentarchy|Church of Jerusalem]] early in its founding history after the death of [[Jesus]].  His role in the early church is discussed in the [[Bible]] in the [[Book of Acts]].  He is mentioned 33 times in the [[New Testament]], almost entirely in the [[Acts of the Apostles]] but also a few times in [[Paul]]'s letters.

'''Barnabas''' (Saint Barnabus in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions) was a [[Jew]] from [[Cyprus]] ([[Acts, Chapter 4|Acts 4:36]]) and an important member of the [[Pentarchy|Church of Jerusalem]] early in its founding history after the crucifixion and [[resurrection]] of [[Jesus]].  His role in the early church is discussed in the [[Bible]] in the [[Book of Acts]].  He is mentioned 33 times in the [[New Testament]], almost entirely in the [[Acts of the Apostles]] but also a few times in [[Paul]]'s letters.

It was Barnabas who first stood up for [[Paul]] to allow him to be fully accepted into the Jerusalem Church since even the Disciples were afraid of him due to his past of persecuting [[Christians]]. ([[Book of Acts|Acts]] 9:27)  Barnabas was sent by the Jerusalem Church to [[Antioch]], where a "great number of people believed and turned to the Lord" from the preaching of other Christians who were scattered due to the persecution of the church in [[Jerusalem]]. Barnabas saw the great acts being done and encouraged them to "remain true to the Lord with all of their hearts" (Acts 11:22-23)  He went and got Paul to join him. (Acts 11:25)  Barnabus and Paul carried the love offering back to the Jerusalem church when a famine spread over the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] world in 43 A.D.<ref>The [[NIV]] Study Bible, Zondervan (1985), Pg. 1664</ref> (Acts 11:29-30)

It was Barnabas who first stood up for [[Paul]] to allow him to be fully accepted into the Jerusalem Church since even the Disciples were afraid of him due to his past of persecuting [[Christians]]. ([[Book of Acts|Acts]] 9:27)  Barnabas was sent by the Jerusalem Church to [[Antioch]], where a "great number of people believed and turned to the Lord" from the preaching of other Christians who were scattered due to the persecution of the church in [[Jerusalem]]. Barnabas saw the great acts being done and encouraged them to "remain true to the Lord with all of their hearts" (Acts 11:22-23)  He went and got Paul to join him. (Acts 11:25)  Barnabus and Paul carried the love offering back to the Jerusalem church when a famine spread over the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] world in 43 A.D.<ref>The [[NIV]] Study Bible, Zondervan (1985), Pg. 1664</ref> (Acts 11:29-30)