Paul and Barnabas separated at Antioch due to a disagreement over whether to take John Mark with them on their missionary journey. Barnabas wanted to include John Mark, while Paul objected because Mark had previously left them during a prior mission. This sharp disagreement led to their decision to part ways, with Barnabas taking Mark to Cyprus and Paul choosing Silas as his new companion for the journey. This split allowed both pairs to continue spreading the Gospel in different regions.
Saint Paul and Barnabas left Jerusalem for Antioch to deliver the letter from the Jerusalem Council, which clarified the requirements for Gentile believers. They were also appointed by the church in Jerusalem to share the decision with the believers in Antioch.
Acts 11:25, 26a - Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. [NKJV]
In the book of Acts Chapter 13 it's said that Barnabas and other prophets and teachers reside in Antioch and Paul was sent there with them. But before this, Paul went to the apostles and stayed there with them before he was sent to Antioch, and the Holy Ghost had spoken that Paul and Barnabas be together for some mission and work together in the Lord.
Mark traveled along with Paul as he was a friend and his cousin Barnabas , had also joined Paul l in his numerous missionary journeys to Antioch, Corinth, Philippi, Beroea and many other places.
On Barnabas's second missionary journey, he took John Mark and sailed to Cyprus, which was Barnabas's home island. They aimed to revisit the churches they had established during their previous missionary work. However, their journey later diverged as Paul chose Silas for his own missionary efforts, leading to separate paths for Barnabas and Paul.
Barnabas encouraged them. Acts 11:22-24.
The answer is actually Barnabas. We studied this in my church and also in my lessons. Barnabas was actually just assisted by Paul
John Mark was the person who was at the center of the conflict between Paul and Barnabas. Paul did not want to take him on a missionary journey while Barnabas did. This disagreement led to Paul and Barnabas parting ways.
Barnabas appears to have been the leader of the first missionary journey. There are several reasons for believing this. 1. Barnabas originally took on a mentoring role, seeking out Paul and bringing him to Antioch before. 2. Luke gives Barnabbas primacy in listing at the beginning of the mission trip (Acts 13) and only later moves to placing Paul first. 3. The mission trip started by going to Cyprus, which was the homeland of Barnabas. Only after that, did they go to Asia Minor, the homeland of Paul. 4. The people in the city of Lystra believed that Barnabas was the leader of the team. According to Acts 14: 11-12, "When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they yelled out in the language of Lycaonia, 'The gods have turned into humans and have come down to us!' The people then gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and they gave Paul the name Hermes, because he did the talking." So the people saw Barnabas as Zeus, the leader of the gods, and Paul as Hermes, the spokesman of the gods. While we (rightly) give great credit to Paul as a great missionary, it seems as if Barnabas may have been the one that developed the method of missions that was used by Paul and Barnabas on the first trip, Paul on the 2nd and 3rd trips, and (presumably) Barnabas and John Mark on their 2nd trip.
Barnabas took Paul and brought him to the apostles
Saint Barnabas is the patron saint of: against hailstorms Antioch Cyprus invoked as peacemaker Marbella, Costa del Sol, Spain Marino, Italy
The people of Lystra thought that Paul and Barnabas were gods after witnessing a miraculous healing. They believed Paul was Hermes, the messenger god, and Barnabas was Zeus, the chief of the gods, and tried to offer sacrifices to them.