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Call » To special religious duty » Paul
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the congregation of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,
Paul, apostle (not from men neither through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead)
and falling to the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I AM Jesus whom thou dost persecute; it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behooves thee to do.
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; for I will show him how much it behooves him to suffer for my name.
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Paul, slave of Jesus, the Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God, our Saviour and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
Christian ministers » Sent forth in teams of two » Paul and barnabas
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Christian ministers » Ordination of » Of paul and barnabas
And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind the tiaras on them; and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute; and thou shalt fill the hands Aaron and his sons.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, anointed priests, whose hands he filled to administer the priesthood.
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head and anointed him, to sanctify him.
and he laid his hands upon him and gave him a charge, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.
these they set before the apostles, and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Fasting » Observed on occasions of » Ordination of ministers
And having ordained elders for them in every congregation and having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed.
And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Fasting » Ordination of ministers
And having ordained elders for them in every congregation and having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed.
And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Fasting » Examples of » Leaders in the church at antioch
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Fasting » Instances of » Of the disciples, at the time of the consecration of barnabas and saul
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
Missionary-work by ministers » Exemplified
And with them he sent the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites, and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. And they taught in Judah and had the book of the law of the LORD with them and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
And they went out and preached that men should repent.
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed unto Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. read more.
And when they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as an attendant.
And when they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as an attendant.
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
being the minister of Jesus Christ, to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be well pleasing, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me that I might preach him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood, neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went into Arabia and returned again unto Damascus. read more.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter and abode with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord's brother. Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I do not lie. Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia and was unknown by face unto the congregations of Judaea which were in Christ, but they had only heard, That he who persecuted us in time past now preaches the faith which he once destroyed. And they glorified God in me.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter and abode with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord's brother. Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I do not lie. Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia and was unknown by face unto the congregations of Judaea which were in Christ, but they had only heard, That he who persecuted us in time past now preaches the faith which he once destroyed. And they glorified God in me.
For (I call you Gentiles) inasmuch as I am truly the apostle of the Gentiles, my honorable ministry,
For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles that thou should be for saving health unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
And it came to pass that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a rapture of understanding and saw him saying unto me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and in every synagogue beat those that believed on thee; read more.
and when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting unto his death and kept the raiment of those that slew him. And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far from here unto the Gentiles.
and when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting unto his death and kept the raiment of those that slew him. And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far from here unto the Gentiles.
Prayer » Accompanied with » Fasting
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept and mourned certain days and fasted and prayed before the God of the heavens
And I turned my face unto the Lord God, seeking him in prayer and supplication, in fasting and sackcloth, and ashes:
And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.
The Surrendered life » Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind the tiaras on them; and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute; and thou shalt fill the hands Aaron and his sons.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, anointed priests, whose hands he filled to administer the priesthood.
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head and anointed him, to sanctify him.
and he laid his hands upon him and gave him a charge, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.
these they set before the apostles, and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they released them.