Acts 13:3
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid [their] hands on them, they let [them] go.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 27:23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him commandment, as Jehovah had said through Moses.
Acts 8:15who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;
Acts 13:2And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 14:26and thence they sailed away to Antioch, whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
Romans 10:15and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings of good things!
1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.
Matthew Henry on Acts 13:2-4
The Mission of Paul and Barnabas. 1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. We have here a divine warrant… Read the whole commentary →