When Paul was about to embark on his second missionary journey, Barnabas agreed to the proposal that they revisit the congregations in Cyprus and Asia Minor.
Kad Pāvils gatavojās doties savā otrajā misijas braucienā, Barnaba piekrita Pāvila priekšlikumam vēlreiz apciemot Kipras un Mazāzijas draudzes.