Acts 4:36 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas -- which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort -- a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,

English ASV

And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

English Amplified

Now Joseph, a Levite and native of Cyprus who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles, which interpreted means Son of Encouragement,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Now Joseph, a Levite and native of Cyprus who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles, which interpreted means Son of Encouragement,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth,

English EASY 2024

One of the believers was called Joseph. He belonged to the family of Levi. He was from the island called Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas because he liked to help people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

One of the believers was named Joseph. The apostles called him Barnabas. (This name means "one who encourages others.") He was a Levite born in Cyprus.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

And so it was that Joseph, a Levite born in Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “One who Encourages”),

English God's Word - GW 1995

Joseph, a descendant of Levi, had been born on the island of Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas, which means "a person who encourages."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, whom the apostles named Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement,

English KJV 1611

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

English LSB

Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Joseph, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means, Son of Encouragement), a Levite from the land of Cyprus,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Thus Joseph, also named by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated "son of encouragement"), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”),

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Joseph was a Levite from Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas. The name Barnabas means Son of Help.

English NIV

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement),

English NKJ 1982

And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus,

English NLT

For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means "Son of Encouragement"). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

There was a Levite, a native of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement").

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For example, there was a Levite from Cyprus named Joseph, who sold his farmland and placed the proceeds at the feet of the apostles. They nicknamed him Barnabas (or “Encourager”).

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Thus Joseph who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas (which means, Son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For instance, there was Joseph (the one the apostles nicknamed “Barnabas, the encourager“! He was of the tribe of Levi, from the island of Cyprus).

English Tyndale 1537

And Joses which was also called of the apostles Barnabas (that is to say the son of consolation, being a Levite, and of the country of Cipers)