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One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work 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 even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him

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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, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.

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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 And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.

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

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11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

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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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Greetings from Paul

This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

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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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And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I’m not exaggerating—just telling the truth.

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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 “But the Lord said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away 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 Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now 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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So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with 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 Archippus, “Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you.”

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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 the same God who worked through Peter as the apostle to the Jews also worked through me as the apostle to the Gentiles.

In fact, James, Peter,[a] and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:9 Greek Cephas; also in 2:11, 14.

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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Footnotes

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

37 Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four.[a] She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.

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

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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Footnotes

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