Acts 13:1-3

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Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

13 Now there were in the church at Antioch ^(A)prophets and ^(B)teachers, ^(C)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,^[a] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of ^(D)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ²While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, ^(E)the Holy Spirit said, ^(F)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ^(G)for the work to which I have called them.” ³Then after fasting and ^(H)praying they laid their hands on them and ^(I)sent them off.

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Acts 13:1 Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark

Acts 14:8-18

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Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

⁸Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was ^(A)crippled from birth and had never walked. ⁹He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and ^(B)seeing that he had faith to be made well,^[a] ¹⁰said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he ^(C)sprang up and began walking. ¹¹And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, ^(D)“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” ¹²Barnabas they called ^(E)Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³And the priest of ^(F)Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and ^(G)wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. ¹⁴But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they ^(H)tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, ¹⁵“Men, ^(I)why are you doing these things? We also are men, ^(J)of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that ^(K)you should turn from these ^(L)vain things to ^(M)a living God, ^(N)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. ¹⁶In past generations he ^(O)allowed all the nations ^(P)to walk in their own ways. ¹⁷Yet ^(Q)he did not leave himself without witness, for he ^(R)did good by ^(S)giving you rains from heaven and ^(T)fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with ^(U)food and ^(V)gladness.” ¹⁸Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.