<p>1:21 <em>Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia</em>- Cilicia was Paul's home area. Again, he may be glorying in his spiritual weakness, saying that he had returned to his roots rather than going out into the world as he had been commissioned. For Barnabus had to come to Tarsus and as it were drag Paul with him on his first missionary journey. Such boasting in weakness is a subversion of any attempt to present a humanly strong case for authority; see on :10. &quot;Regions&quot; translates <em>klima</em>, which according to Vine referred &quot;originally to an inclination or slope of ground: the supposed slope of the earth from the equator to the pole&quot;. Here we have an example of scientifically incorrect terms being used in the Bible without correction; and this helps explain the language of demons being used in the Gospels regarding mental illnesses.</p>