Acts 12:25-13:3
Christian Standard Bible
25 After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to[a] Jerusalem, taking along John who was called Mark.(A)
Preparing for the Mission Field
13 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch,(B) and Saul.
2 As they were worshiping[b] the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”(C) 3 Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.(D)
Acts 12:25-13:3
Lexham English Bible
25 So Barnabas and Saul returned to[a] Jerusalem when they[b] had completed their[c] service, having taken along with them[d] John (who is also called Mark).
Barnabas and Saul Sent Out from Antioch
13 Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church that was there: Barnabas, and Simeon (who was called Niger), and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. 2 And while[e] they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, after they[f] had fasted and prayed and placed their[g] hands on them, they sent them[h] away.
Footnotes
- Acts 12:25 Some manuscripts read “from”
- Acts 12:25 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had completed”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 12:25 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 12:25 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:2 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were serving”)
- Acts 13:3 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had fasted”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 13:3 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 13:3 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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