And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
5. He saith that they began to preach the gospel first in Salamis, a famous city of Cyprus. Notwithstanding, they seem to begin amiss; for whereas they were sent specially to the Gentiles, they preach the word of God, nevertheless, to the Jews, I answer, that they were not so addicted to the Gentiles, that, setting aside the Jews, it stood them upon to go...
Sent forth by the Holy Ghost, that was their courage. If He sends them, He goes with them, strengthens them, carries them through their work, and gives them success. They feared nothing then, but sailed cheerfully from their harbour at Antioch.
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Commenting on Acts 13:4-13
And when they were at Salamis,.... A chief city of Cyprus; and so Herodotus (f) calls it Salamis of Cyprus; and in this island it is placed by Pliny (g) and Ptolomy (h): it was built by Teucer, the son of Telamon, after his return from the Trojan war; and so called by him, from his native country Salamine, in Greece, as is generally agreed...