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Acts 13:1-3 KJV
Acts · chapter 13 · verses 1–3
1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.Acts 13:1-3 · King James Version
Acts 13:1-3 in context
1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
5And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
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- ministeredleitourgeōto serve the state at one s own cost, to assume an office which must be administered at…G3008 →
- prophetsprophētēsin Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things, one who, moved by…G4396 →
- teachersdidaskalosa teacher, in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man…G1320 →
- BarnabasbarnabasBarnabas = " son of rest" , the surname of Joses or Joseph, a Levite, a native of…G921 →
- Separateaphorizōto mark off from others by boundaries, to limit, to separate, in a bad sense to exclude…G873 →
- AntiochantiocheiaAntioch = driven against" , Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded…G490 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- churchekklēsiaa gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly…G1577 →
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We have here a divine warrant and commission to Barnabas and Saul to go and preach the gospel among the Gentiles, and their ordination to that service by the imposition of hands, with fasting and prayer. I. Here is an account of the present state of the church at Antioch, which was planted, Act 11:20. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3