Acts 13:2
And [while] they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel.
2 Timothy 1:11
for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,
Acts 8:29
And the Spirit said to Philip, "Approach and join this chariot."
Acts 14:26
and from there they sailed away to Antioch where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed.
Acts 22:21
And he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"
Romans 1:1
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called [to be] an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
1 Corinthians 12:11
But in all these [things] one and the same Spirit is at work, distributing to each one individually just as he wishes.
Galatians 1:15
But when the one who set me apart from my mother's womb and called [me] by his grace was pleased
Numbers 8:11-14
and {Aaron will offer} the Levites [as] a wave offering {before Yahweh} from the {Israelites}, and they will do the work of Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to stand {before} Yahweh, to serve him and to bless [the people] in his name until this day.
1 Samuel 2:11
Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh {in the presence of} Eli the priest.
1 Chronicles 16:4
Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 16:37-43
So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark regularly {as each day required},
Daniel 9:3
Then I turned my face to the Lord God to seek [him] [by] prayer and pleas for mercy, in fasting and [in] sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 6:16
"Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
Matthew 9:14-15
Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"
Matthew 9:38
Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest."
Luke 2:37
and herself [as] a widow up to eighty-four years) who did not depart from the temple with fastings and prayers, serving night and day.
Luke 10:1
And after these [things], the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before {him} into every town and place where he was about to go.
Acts 6:4
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
Acts 10:19
And [while] Peter was reflecting about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, men are looking for you.
Acts 10:30
And Cornelius said, "{Four days ago at this hour}, [the] ninth, I was praying in my house. And behold, a man in shining clothing stood before me
Acts 13:3
Then, [after they] had fasted and prayed and placed [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away.
Acts 16:6-7
And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].
Romans 10:15
And how will they preach, unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "How timely [are] the feet of those who bring good news of good things."
Romans 15:16
with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not defraud one another, except perhaps by agreement, for a time, in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and [then] you should be {together} again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self control.
2 Corinthians 6:5
in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry,
2 Corinthians 11:27
with toil and hardship, often in sleepless nights, with hunger and thirst, often going hungry, in cold and poorly clothed.
Galatians 2:8-9
(for the one who was at work through Peter for [his] apostleship to the circumcision was at work also through me for the Gentiles),
Ephesians 3:7
of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.
Colossians 4:17
And tell Archippus, "Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it."
1 Timothy 2:7
for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am speaking the truth, [I am] not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
2 Timothy 2:2
and [the things] which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these [things] to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.
2 Timothy 4:5
But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:11
Luke alone is with me. Take along Mark [and] bring [him] with you, because he is useful to me for ministry.
Hebrews 5:4
And someone does not take for himself the honor, but is called by God, just as Aaron also [was].