Acts 13:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 13:3

1 Now ^ain the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: ^bBarnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, ^cLucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, ^a“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work ^bto which I have called them.”

3 Then, ^ahaving fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

Preaching in Cyprus

4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to ^aCyprus.

5 And when they arrived in Salamis, ^athey preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had ^bJohn as their assistant.

6 Now when they had gone through¹ the island to Paphos, they found ^aa certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus,

7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

8 But ^aElymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated)¹ withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, ^afilled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him

10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, ^ayou son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

11 And now, indeed, ^athe hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

At Antioch in Pisidia

13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and ^aJohn, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and ^awent into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.

Verse Comparison: Acts 13:3

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American Standard Version
Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Amplified® Bible
Then after fasting and praying, they put their hands on them and sent them away.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone prayed and went without eating for a while longer. Next, they placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul to show that they had been appointed to do this work. Then everyone sent them on their way.

Darby English Version
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid [their] hands on them, they let [them] go.

Good News Bible
They fasted and prayed, placed their hands on them, and sent them off.

International Standard Version
Then they fasted and prayed, laid their hands on them, and let them go.

King James Version
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

New American Standard Bible
Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

New International Version
So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

New King James Version
Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Young's Literal Translation
then having fasted, and having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent `them' away.

New English Translation
Then, after they had fasted¹ and² prayed and placed their hands³ on them, they sent them off.

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