² 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.”

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

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.

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

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

Greeting

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

^7 (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.

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

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

^3 (A)Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.