Acts 9:15-16

15But the Lord said to him, Go, for ahe is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name bbefore the Gentiles and ckings and the children of Israel. 16For dI will show him how much ehe must suffer ffor the sake of my name.”

Acts 13:1-4

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

1Now there were in the church at Antioch gprophets and hteachers, iBarnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,
 Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark
Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of kHerod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, lthe Holy Spirit said, m“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul nfor the work to which I have called them.” 3Then after fasting and opraying they laid their hands on them and psent them off.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

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

Acts 22:14-15

14And he said, r‘The God of our fathers sappointed you to know his will, tto see uthe Righteous One and vto hear a voice from his mouth; 15for wyou will be a witness for him to everyone of what xyou have seen and heard.
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