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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Footnotes

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

Proverbs 15:28-33

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²⁸The heart of the righteous ^(A)ponders how to answer,
    but ^(B)the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
²⁹The Lord is ^(C)far from the wicked,
    but he ^(D)hears the prayer of the righteous.
³⁰^(E)The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
    and ^(F)good news refreshes^[a] the bones.
³¹^(G)The ear that listens to ^(H)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.
³²Whoever ^(I)ignores instruction ^(J)despises himself,
    but he who listens to reproof ^(K)gains intelligence.
³³^(L)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and ^(M)humility comes before honor.