Act 13:1-4 | 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 13:1-4

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.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

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