Acts 13

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

1 Now there were in the church at Antioch *ch. 11:27;15:32;19:6;21:9,10;Rom. 12:6,7;See 1 Cor. 12:28,29prophets and *ch. 11:27;15:32;19:6;21:9,10;Rom. 12:6,7;See 1 Cor. 12:28,29teachers, *ch. 11:22-26Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,*13:1 Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of *See Luke 3:1Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, *[ch. 20:28]; See ch. 8:29the Holy Spirit said, *Rom. 1:1;Gal. 1:15"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul *See ch. 9:15for the work to which I have called them." 3 Then after fasting and *See ch. 6:6praying they laid their hands on them and *ch. 14:26sent them off.