¹⁰ And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”

¹² And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.^{[a] 13} And when Elijah heard it, ^(A)he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, ^(B)there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

¹⁹ For a people shall dwell ^(A)in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. ²⁰ And though the Lord give you the ^(B)bread of adversity and the ^(C)water of affliction, ^(D)yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. ^21 (E)And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is ^(F)the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

⁴ And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting ^(A)me?” ⁵ And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, ^(B)whom you are persecuting.

¹² And the Spirit told me to go with them, ^(A)making no distinction. ^(B)These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house.

² While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, ^(A)the Holy Spirit said, ^(B)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ^(C)for the work to which I have called them.”

The Macedonian Call

⁶ And ^(A)they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. ⁷ And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but ^(B)the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.