Acts 13:2

2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, athe Holy Spirit said, b“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul cfor the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 13:4

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

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

Acts 20:28

28 ePay careful attention to yourselves and to all fthe flock, in which gthe Holy Spirit has made you hoverseers, ito care for jthe church of God,
Some manuscripts  of the Lord
which he lobtained mwith his own blood.
Or  with the blood of his Own

Acts 22:21

21And he said to me, Go, for I will send you ofar away to the Gentiles.’

Acts 26:15-18

15And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16But rise and pstand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, qto appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17 rdelivering you from your people and from the Gentilessto whom I tam sending you 18 uto open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from vthe power of Satan to God, that they may receive wforgiveness of sins and xa place among those who are sanctified yby faith in me.’

1 Corinthians 12:28

28And zGod has appointed in the church first aaapostles, second abprophets, third teachers, then acmiracles, then adgifts of healing, aehelping, afadministrating, and agvarious kinds of tongues.

Ephesians 4:7-12

7But ahgrace was given aito each one of us ajaccording to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8Therefore it says,

ak“When he ascended on high alhe led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.”
The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women

9( anIn saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into aothe lower regions, the earth?
Or  the lower parts of the earth?
10He who descended is the one who also aqascended arfar above all the heavens, that he might asfill all things.) 11And athe gave the auapostles, the prophets, the avevangelists, the awshepherds
Or pastors
and teachers,
Or  the shepherd-teachers
12 azto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for babuilding up bbthe body of Christ,
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