Acts 13:3
Then having kept a fast and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them out.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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
Acts 8:15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Acts 13:2And as they were employed in the ministry, and kept a fast, the Holy Ghost said, Set apart for me now both Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Acts 14:26and thence sailed for Antioch, from whence they had been commended to the grace of God for the service which they had performed.
Romans 10:15and how shall they preach unless they are sent? as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those who preach the glad tidings of good things!”
1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands hastily on no man, nor share another’s 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 →