After spending some time in ministry at Antioch, Paul proposed to his fellow worker that they set forth on another missionary journey. "Let us go again," he said to Barnabas, "and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do."

Dette kapitel er bygget op over Apg 15,36-41; 16,1-6

Da Paulus havde tilbragt nogen tid med sin gerning i Antiokia, foreslog han sin medarbejder, at de skulle drage ud på en ny missionsrejse. "Lad os nu vende tilbage," sagde han til Barnabas, "og besøge brødrene i alle de byer, hvor vi har forkyndt Herrens ord, og se, hvordan det går dem."