Acts 13:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Fasted

The holy

Acts 10:19

Acts 16:6

1 Corinthians 12:11

Separate

The work

General references

Acts 8:29

Bible References

Fasted

Then having kept a fast and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them out.

Then Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, and, lo! a man stood before me in shining apparel,

And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, affecting a gloomy look: for they disfigure their visages, that they may make a shew of fasting to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not?

though she was now a widow, of about eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, attending the divine service, with fastings and prayers night and day:

Defraud not one another, except it may be by consent occasionally, that ye may have more leisure for fasting and prayer; and come together again, lest Satan tempt you through your incontinence.

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

in labour and travail, in watchings often, in fastings frequently, in hunger and thirst, in cold and nakedness;

The holy

But while Peter was musing upon the vision, the Spirit said to him, Lo! three men are inquiring after thee.

So passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Ghost to speak the word in Asia,

but all these things worketh that one and the same Spirit, distributing peculiar gifts to every one even as he wills.

Separate

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God,

and how shall they preach unless they are sent? as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those who preach the glad tidings of good things!"

But when it pleased God, who selected me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

(for he that wrought powerfully by Peter in his apostolic mission to the circumcision, wrought mightily also by me among the Gentiles.)

And the things which thou hast heard of me before many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who shall be qualified to teach others also.

The work

But the Lord said unto him, Go: for this man is an elect vessel for me, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the children of Israel:

and thence sailed for Antioch, from whence they had been commended to the grace of God for the service which they had performed.

entreat therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen for his harvest.

THEN after these things the Lord appointed other seventy persons also, and sent them, two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither he himself designed to go.

of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which was given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

of which I am ordained a preacher and apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not,) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

And no man assumes to himself this honour, but he who is called of God, even as Aaron was.

General references

Then said the Spirit to Philip, Go up, and approach close to that chariot.