As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, (A)“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work (B)to which I have called them.”

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

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15 But when it pleased God, (A)who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,

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15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb(A) and called me(B) by his grace, was pleased

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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before (B)Gentiles, (C)kings, and the (D)children[a] of Israel.

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  1. Acts 9:15 Lit. sons

15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(A) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(B) and their kings(C) and to the people of Israel.

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11 (A)to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher [a]of the Gentiles.

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:11 NU omits of the Gentiles

11 And of this gospel(A) I was appointed(B) a herald and an apostle and a teacher.(C)

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11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, (A)distributing to each one individually (B)as He wills.

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11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(A) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

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Greeting

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, (A)called to be an apostle, (B)separated to the gospel of God

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Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle(A) and set apart(B) for the gospel of God(C)

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(A)for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth [a]in Christ and not lying—(B)a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:7 NU omits in Christ

And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying(A)—and a true and faithful teacher(B) of the Gentiles.(C)

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21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (A)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’

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21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ (A)

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26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.

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26 From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch,(A) where they had been committed to the grace of God(B) for the work they had now completed.(C)

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(A)Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

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So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting,(A) and in sackcloth and ashes.(B)

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17 And say to (A)Archippus, “Take heed to (B)the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

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17 Tell Archippus:(A) “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”(B)

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(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the (A)circumcised (B)also (C)worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), and when James, [a]Cephas, and John, who seemed to be (D)pillars, perceived (E)the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, (F)that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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  1. Galatians 2:9 Peter

For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(A) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(B) to the Gentiles. James,(C) Cephas[a](D) and John, those esteemed as pillars,(E) gave me and Barnabas(F) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.(G) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,(H) and they to the circumcised.

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  1. Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14

37 and this woman was a widow [a]of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers (A)night and day.

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  1. Luke 2:37 NU until she was eighty-four

37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[a](A) She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.(B)

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  1. Luke 2:37 Or then had been a widow for eighty-four years.