# Barnabas, A Companion Of The Apostle Paul, Dragged Out Of The City And Burned, At Salamina In Cyprus, A. D. 64.

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BURNING OF BARNABAS, A COMPANION OF PAUL.

Barnabas, also called Barsabas, and surnamed
Joseph, Joses, or Justus, was a Levite from Cyprus,
full of the Holy Ghost. He was called the son of
consolation, and such a one he indeed proved himself
to the poor saints. Acts 11:24; 1:23; 4:36;
Euseb. hist. Eccl. lib. 2. cap. 1.

It is maintained that he was one of the seventy
disciples of Christ, and from the multiplicity of his
names we can see his renown and eminence; which
latter he gained by his zeal and piety; for he brought
Paul, after his conversion, to the apostles; and
when the word of God was preached to the Grecians,
at Antioch, by some men from Cyprus and Cyrene,
he was sent by the apostles to investigate the matter;
and when he found it to be so, he confirmed them
in the truth. Acts 9:27; 11:20–23.

After this he went to Tarsus, to seek Paul, and
brought him to Antioch, where they remained a
whole year, teaching. Also, when the dearth arose
under emperor Claudius, he and Paul brought substantial
relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea.
Acts 11:25,26,29,30; Oros. lib. 7. cap. 6. Euseb.
hist. Eccl. lib. 2. cap. 3. 9.

On his return to Antioch, he was sent out by
the Holy Ghost, to preach in many countries. On
account of his eloquence he was frequently the
speaker; yea, he was held in such high regard, and
was so godly, that the Gentiles at Lystra cried in
the speech of Lycaonia, that he was a god, and had
come down from heaven, and called him Jupiter.
And this was not all; but the priests of that place
came with oxen wearing garlands, and desired to
do sacrifice to him and Paul. But he and his companion
Paul utterly declined this, saying, “Sirs,
why do ye these things? We also are men of like
passions with you, and preach unto you that you
should turn from these vanities unto the living God.
Acts 12:25; 13:4–6; 14:1,2,11,12,15.

Afterwards, when certain men came from Judea,
and troubled the brethren, saying, “Except ye be
circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot
be saved,” he and his aforementioned companion
vigorously opposed them, according to the teaching
of the holy gospel; wherefore he and several other
pious men were appointed to go to Jerusalem, to
the apostles and elders, to bring said matter to a
good termination. When they arrived at Jerusalem,
he and the others were received joyfully by the
apostles and the church; yea, what is still more,
they testified of him and his companion Paul, that
they were men who had hazarded their lives for the
truth; which indeed was apparent. Acts 15:1,26.

For, when he came to Salamina, a large city in
the island of Cyprus, at this day called Famagosta,
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to strengthen the church at that place in the faith,
he was very badly treated, as ancient history tells
us, by a Jewish sorcerer, who stirred up all the
other Jews and the whole people against him, so
that they apprehended him in an uproar, and were
about to bring him to the judge; but, fearing that
the judge, discovering his innocence, would perhaps
release him, they, after treating him lamentably,
put a rope around his neck, dragged him out of the
city, and burned him. Anton, p. 1. t. 6. cap. 18.
Sabell. Eu. 7. lib. 2.

Thus was this faithful servant of Christ honored
with the martyr’s crown, in his fatherland, and fell
asleep happy in the Lord, about the time that James
the Just was slain at Jerusalem, under Emperor
Nero; however, before the publication of the first
heathen persecution, which began shortly after the
burning of Rome. Plat. in vita Petri, and Pauli.
Bybelsch Naembœk, p. 158, 159. letter B. ujt hist.
Andr. fol. 8.

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