Then Moses put his hands on him to show that he was the new leader. He did this the way the Lord had told him.
Acts 13:3 - Easy To Read Version So the church fasted {\cf2\super [247]} and prayed. They put their hands on {\cf2\super [248]} Barnabas and Saul and sent them out. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then after fasting and praying, they put their hands on them and sent them away. American Standard Version (1901) Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. Common English Bible After they fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on these two and sent them off. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, fasting and praying and imposing their hands upon them, they sent them away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then they, fasting and praying, and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away. |
Then Moses put his hands on him to show that he was the new leader. He did this the way the Lord had told him.
Then her husband died and she lived alone. She was now 84 years old. Anna was always at the temple; she never left. She worshiped God by fasting {\cf2\super [40]} and praying day and night.
These men were all serving the Lord and fasting. {\cf2\super [245]} The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [246]} said to them, “Give Barnabas and Saul to me to do a special work. I have chosen them to do this work.”
Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [249]} They went to the city of Seleucia. Then they sailed from Seleucia to the island of Cyprus.
Paul and Barnabas chose elders {\cf2\super [292]} for each church (group of believers). They fasted {\cf2\super [293]} and prayed for these elders. These elders were men who had trusted the Lord \{Jesus\}. So Paul and Barnabas put them in the Lord’s care.
And from there Paul and Barnabas sailed away to Antioch \{in Syria\}. This is the city where the believers had put them into God’s care and sent them to do this work. Now they had finished the work.
Paul chose Silas to go with him. The brothers \{in Antioch\} put Paul into the Lord’s care and sent him out.
Then they put these men before the apostles. {\cf2\super [112]} The apostles prayed and put their hands on {\cf2\super [113]} the men.
So Ananias left and went to the house of Judas. He put his hands on Saul and said, “Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus sent me. He is the One you saw on the road when you came here. Jesus sent me so that you can see again and so that you can be filled with the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [191]} ”
And before a person can go and tell them, that person must be sent. Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [107]} say, “Beautiful are the feet of those people that come to tell good news.” {\cf2\super [108]}
Remember to use the gift that you have. That gift was given to you through a prophecy {\cf2\super [19]} when the group of elders {\cf2\super [20]} put their hands on {\cf2\super [21]} you.
Think carefully before you put your hands on {\cf2\super [32]} any person, \{making him an elder\}. Don’t share in the sins of other people. Keep yourself pure.
That is why I want you to remember the gift God gave you. God gave you that gift when I put my hands on {\cf2\super [3]} you. Now I want you to use that gift and let it grow more and more, like a small flame grows into a fire.
You have heard the things that I have taught. Many other people heard those things too. You should teach those same things. Give those teachings to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach those things to other people.