Act 13:1-3, 14:23, 15:40, 20:32, 2Cor 1:12, 3Jo 6-8 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

Acts 13:1-3

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

1 Now there were in the church at Antioch ^aprophets and ^bteachers, ^cBarnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, ^{▼▼ Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark} Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of ^eHerod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, ^fthe Holy Spirit said, ^g“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ^hfor the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and ⁱpraying they laid their hands on them and ^jsent them off.

Acts 14:23

23 And when they had ^kappointed ^lelders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting ^mthey committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Acts 15:40

40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, ⁿhaving been commended by ^othe brothers to ^pthe grace of the Lord.

Acts 20:32

32 And now ^qI commend you to God and to ^rthe word of his grace, which is able to ^sbuild you up and to give you ^tthe inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Paul’s Change of Plans

12 For our boast is this, ^uthe testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity ^{▼▼Some manuscripts holiness} and ^wgodly sincerity, ^xnot by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

3 John 6-8

6 who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner ^yworthy of God. 7 For they have gone out for the sake of ^zthe name, ^aaaccepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.