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Now there were at ^(a)Antioch, in the ^(b)church that was there, ^(c)prophets and ^(d)teachers: ^(e)Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of ^(f)Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with ^(g)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, ^(h)the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me ⁽ⁱ⁾Barnabas and Saul for ^(j)the work to which I have called them."

Then, when they had fasted and ^(k)prayed and ^(l)laid their hands on them, ^(m)they sent them away.

So, being ⁽ⁿ⁾sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to ^(o)Cyprus.

When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in ^(p)the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had ^(q)John as their helper.