196 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger in B03 conferring even greater emphasis on the participation of ‘many others’ in the activity of evangelization in Antioch. [A'] 15:36-41 Conflict over John-Mark The final sequence centres on the fierce disagreement that causes a definitive split between Barnabas and Paul [d]. The first three elements [a b c] present the build-up to the separation, and the last three [b' c' a'] the results of it. The correspondences between the elements of the ascending movement and those of the descending movement are marked: both [a] and [a'] refer to Paul’s visit to the churches; the positions of Barnabas and Paul are restated in the same order [b - b'], [c - c'] each time. [a] 15:36 Paul’s proposal to visit the brethren [b] 15:37 Barnabas’ intention to take John-Mark [c] 15:38 Paul’s opposition [d] 15:39a The split between Barnabas and Paul [b'] 15:39b Barnabas’s departure to Cyprus with Mark [c'] 15:40 Paul leaves Antioch with Silas [a'] 15:41 Paul visits the churches in Syria and Cilicia Translation Codex Bezae D05 Codex Vaticanus B03 [a] 15:36 After some days, Paul said 15:36 After some days, to Barnabas to Barnabas, ‘Come on, let us go Paul said, ‘Come on, let us go back back and visit the brethren who and visit the brethren in all the cities are in every city, among whom in which we announced the word of we announced the word of the the Lord, to see how they are’. Lord, to see how they are’. [b] 37 Barnabas was resolved to 37 Barnabas wanted to take along, in take along with them John who addition, John called Mark. was recognized as Mark. [c] 38 Paul, however, did not wish 38 Paul, however, held that the one to, saying that the one who had who had withdrawn from them from withdrawn from them from Pamphylia onwards and had not gone Pamphylia onwards and had not with them to the work, they were not accompanied them to the work to take this man along. to which they had been sent, this man he forbade to be with them.