The Believers Pray for Boldness

When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater.

Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.

The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.