* **Paul and his friends set sail from Paphos ** - "Paul and those who are with him traveled by boat from Paphos." These friends were Barnabas and John Mark.
* **But John left them ** - "But John Mark left Paul and Barnabas"
* **came to Perga in Pamphilia ** - "arrived in Perga which is in Pamphilia"
* **After the reading of the law and the prophets** - This is an expression for, "After someone read from the books concerning the law and the books concerning the prophets." (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche]])