Acts 13:3
Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
In context
1 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. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Acts 13:3 in the KJV
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
- NIV New International Version
— Acts 13:3 in the NIV
So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.