Acts 13:1-2

Expanded Bible

Barnabas and Saul Are Chosen

13 In the church at Antioch there were these prophets and teachers: Barnabas [4:36], Simeon (also called Niger [^Cmeaning “Black”; Luke 23:26]), Lucius (from the city of Cyrene [^Ca city in North Africa]), Manaen (who ·had grown up with Herod [or was a close friend of Herod; or was a member of Herod’s court], the ·ruler [^Ltetrarch; ^Ca Roman political title; see Luke 3:1]), and Saul. ² They were all ·worshiping [or serving] the Lord and fasting [^Cgiving up eating for spiritual purposes]. During this time the Holy Spirit said to them, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul to do ·a special [^Lthe] work for which I have ·chosen [called] them.”