And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and the ninth hour praying in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel.

And I set my face to LORD God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but thy disciples fast not?

and this woman was a widow to eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, serving with fastings and supplications night and day.

Do not defraud each other except from agreement for a time, so that ye may have time for fasting and prayer. And come together again for the same thing, so that Satan not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hungerings,

in toil and hardship, in frequent sleeplessness, in hunger and thirst, in frequent fasts, in cold and nakedness.

The holy

And while Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee.

But having passed through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each man individually as it wills.

Separate

And he said to me, Depart, because I will send thee far away to Gentiles.

And Aaron shall offer the Levites before LORD for a wave-offering on the behalf of the sons of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of LORD.

Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle separated for the good-news of God

And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of peace, of those who proclaim good news of good things.

But when it pleased God who separated me from my mother's belly, and called me through his grace,

(for he who was working in Peter for the apostleship for men of circumcision was also working in me for the Gentiles),

And what thou have heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit thou to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.

The work

But the Lord said to him, Go, because this man is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles and kings, and sons of Israel.

and from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they were delivered to the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled.

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth workmen into his harvest.

Now after these things the Lord also appointed seventy other men, and sent them by twos before his face into every city and place where he himself was going to come.

Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.

For which I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth.

for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of Gentiles.

And not any man takes the honor to himself, but being called by God, just as also Aaron.

General references

and thou shall present the Levites before LORD. And the sons of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites.

And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and be joined to this chariot.