And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing

And I turned my face unto the Lord God, seeking him in prayer and supplication, in fasting and sackcloth, and ashes:

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They already have their reward.

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

and she was a widow eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

Do not defraud one another, except it be with mutual consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer and come together again, that Satan not tempt you for your incontinency.

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

in labour and travail, in many watches, in hunger and thirst, in many fasts, in cold and nakedness.

The holy

While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Now passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;

one and the same Spirit operates all these things, dispersing to each one his own gift as he wills.

Separate

And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far from here unto the Gentiles.

and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for a wave offering of the sons of Israel, and they shall serve in the ministry of the LORD.

Paul, slave of Jesus, the Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God

And how shall they preach if they have not been sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those that announce the gospel of peace, of those that announce the gospel of that which is good!

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

(for he that showed himself forth in Peter for apostleship of the circumcision, the same also showed himself forth in me toward the Gentiles);

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

The work

But the Lord said unto him, Go; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

and from there sailed to Antioch, where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

After these things the Lord appointed another seventy also and sent them two by two before his face into every city and place where he himself would come.

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

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

unto which I am appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher of the Gentiles.

And no one takes this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

General references

and thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD, and the sons of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites;

Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.