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Act 15:39. Παροξυσμὸς, the exasperation of their minds [contention]) Whether Barnabas sometime before looked upon the greatness of Paul, as being a colleague junior to himself, with less joyful feeling; or this present was the only source of contention between them; vehement excitement is denoted by this word. Barnabas was leaning more on the lenient view of the case, Paul, on the truth [strict justice]. There is no other sin of which there is greater danger in the case of holy and great colleagues. “How comprehensive is the grace, how powerful the faith, which, in the midst of the world, in the midst of sin, amidst so many snares of Satan, and in the case of such incredible infirmity on our parts, notwithstanding sanctifies, still sustains, and preserves!”-Justus Jonas.-ἀποχωρισθῆναι, that they departed asunder) This separation also was directed (overruled) by the Lord to good. For so out of one pair, two were made: and Paul having obtained, instead of one colleague who was his equal, several subordinates, was the less restricted in his movements. Paul also afterwards made kind mention of Barnabas: 1Co 9:6.-ἐκπλεῦσαι) sailed forth, on a different course. The infinitive depends on ὥστε. The exasperation on the part of Barnabas was more violent: for it is the sailing of Barnabas, rather than the setting out of Paul, that is deduced from it.-Κύπρον, Cyprus) His country, intending again to see it, and know “in what state it was” (how it had itself): Act 15:36, with which comp. ch. Act 13:4 [Barnabas and Saul at the first had sailed to Cyprus].