Acts 13:2
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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.”
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Galatians 1:15
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15 But when he (A)who had set me apart (B)before I was born,[a] and who (C)called me by his grace,
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- Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
Acts 9:15
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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (B)before the Gentiles and (C)kings and the children of Israel.
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2 Timothy 1:11
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11 (A)for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
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1 Corinthians 12:11
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11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, (A)who apportions to each one individually (B)as he wills.
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Romans 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul, (A)a servant[a] of Christ Jesus, (B)called to be an apostle, (C)set apart for the gospel of God,
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- Romans 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
1 Timothy 2:7
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7 (A)For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle ((B)I am telling the truth, I am not lying), (C)a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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Acts 22:21
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21 And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you (A)far away to the Gentiles.’”
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Acts 14:26
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26 and from there they sailed to Antioch, (A)where they had been (B)commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.
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Daniel 9:3
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3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by (A)prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
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Colossians 4:17
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17 And say to (A)Archippus, “See that you fulfill (B)the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
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Galatians 2:8-9
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8 (for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), 9 and when James and Cephas and John, (A)who seemed to be (B)pillars, perceived the (C)grace that was given to me, they (D)gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
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Luke 2:37
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37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.[a] She did not depart from the temple, (A)worshiping with (B)fasting and prayer night and day.
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- Luke 2:37 Or as a widow for eighty-four years
1 Samuel 2:11
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11 Then Elkanah went home (A)to Ramah. (B)And the boy[a] was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 and (A)what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses (B)entrust to faithful men,[a] (C)who will be able to teach others also.
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- 2 Timothy 2:2 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context
Ephesians 3:7
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7 (A)Of this gospel I was made (B)a minister according to the gift of (C)God's grace, which was given me (D)by the working of his power.
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Acts 16:6-7
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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.
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Acts 13:3
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3 Then after fasting and (A)praying they laid their hands on them and (B)sent them off.
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Acts 10:30
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30 And Cornelius said, (A)“Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at (B)the ninth hour,[a] and behold, (C)a man stood before me in bright clothing
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- Acts 10:30 That is, 3 p.m.
Acts 10:19
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19 And while Peter was pondering (A)the vision, (B)the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
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Acts 8:29
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29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.”
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Matthew 9:38
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38 therefore (A)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to (B)send out laborers into his harvest.”
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Matthew 9:14-15
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A Question About Fasting
14 Then (A)the disciples of John came to him, saying, (B)“Why do we and (C)the Pharisees fast,[a] but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, (D)“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? (E)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (F)then they will fast.
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- Matthew 9:14 Some manuscripts add much, or often
Matthew 6:16
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Fasting
16 “And (A)when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. (B)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
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Deuteronomy 10:8
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8 At that time (A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi (B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord (C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and (D)to bless in his name, to this day.
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