1 Now there were in the church at Antioch *prophets and *teachers, *Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,* Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of *Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, *the Holy Spirit said, *"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul *for the work to which I have called them." 3 Then after fasting and *praying they laid their hands on them and *sent them off.