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Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, and the brother Timotheus, to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia.
Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,
Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from among the dead,
and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
And the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and the sons of Israel: for I will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to God's glad tidings,
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus who are at Ephesus.
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the life which is in Christ Jesus,
Christian ministers » Sent forth in teams of two » Paul and barnabas
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Christian ministers » Ordination of » Of paul and barnabas
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
And thou shalt gird them with the girdle Aaron and his sons, and bind the high caps on them; and the priesthood shall be theirs for an everlasting statute; and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.
And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to hallow him.
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Fasting » Observed on occasions of » Ordination of ministers
And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Fasting » Ordination of ministers
And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Fasting » Examples of » Leaders in the church at antioch
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Fasting » Instances of » Of the disciples, at the time of the consecration of barnabas and saul
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Missionary-work by ministers » Exemplified
and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about through all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
And they went forth and preached that they should repent;
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go. They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus. read more.
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as their attendant.
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as their attendant.
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
for me to be minister of Christ Jesus to the nations, carrying on as a sacrificial service the message of glad tidings of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
But when God, who set me apart even from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood, nor went I up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus. read more.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days; but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the brother of the Lord. Now what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie. Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. But I was unknown personally to the assemblies of Judaea which are in Christ; only they were hearing that he who persecuted us formerly now announces the glad tidings of the faith which formerly he ravaged: and they glorified God in me.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days; but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the brother of the Lord. Now what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie. Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. But I was unknown personally to the assemblies of Judaea which are in Christ; only they were hearing that he who persecuted us formerly now announces the glad tidings of the faith which formerly he ravaged: and they glorified God in me.
For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as I am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;
for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth. And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.
And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy, and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee; read more.
and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him. And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.
and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him. And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.
Prayer » Accompanied with » Fasting
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
The Surrendered life » Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
And thou shalt gird them with the girdle Aaron and his sons, and bind the high caps on them; and the priesthood shall be theirs for an everlasting statute; and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.
And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to hallow him.
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.