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Verse Acts 13:2. _AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD, AND FASTED_] On
Mondays and Thursdays it was usual with the more pious Jews to attend
the public service in their synagogues, and to fast: the former...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD - It is probable that this took place
on some day set apart for fasting and prayer. The expression
“ministered to the Lord” means as they were engaged in prayer to
the L...
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PART III
The Witness to the Gentiles.
The Apostle to the Gentiles; his Ministry and Captivity.
Chapter s 13-28
CHAPTER 13
_ 1. The Divine Choice. Barnabas and Saul separated unto the work
(Acts 1...
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THE CHURCH AT ANTIOCH: THE SENDING OUT OF BARNABAS AND SAUL. Prophets
and teachers are mentioned by Paul (1 Corinthians 12:28) after
apostles; at Antioch there are no apostles, the prophets and teache...
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In the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers. There
were Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius from Cyrene,
and Manaen, who was brought up with Herod the tetrarch, an...
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THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (Acts 13:1-3)
Acts 13:1-52; Acts 14:1-28 tell the story of the first missionary
journey. Paul and Barnabas set out from Antioch. Antioch was 15 miles
up the River Orontes...
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MINISTERED. Greek. _leitourgeo._ App-190. Here, Romans 15:27; Hebrews
10:11. In the Septuagint used of the Levitical service, as in Hebrews
10:11.
THE HOLY GHOST. App-101.
SEPARATE. Compare...
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_As they ministered to the Lord_ The word is the one usually employed
by the LXX. for the ministerial services in the Temple, as it is also
Hebrews 10:11, but the parallelism with the next verse, wher...
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Acts 13:1-12. BEGINNING OF SAUL’S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY. HE
VISITS CYPRUS...
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ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΎΝΤΩΝ ΔῈ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν ΤΩ͂Ι
ΚΥΡΊΩΙ, _and as they ministered to the Lord_. The verb
λειτουργέω is the one usually employed by the LXX. for the
ministerial services in the Temple, as it is also Hebre...
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_THE MISSION OF PAUL AND BARNABAS ACTS 13:1-3:_ Antioch in Syria was
located about 300 miles north of Jerusalem, and 16 miles from the
Mediterranean Sea. It became the starting place for Paul's missio...
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ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΟΎΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_
ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΈΩ (G3008) служить. Используется
в классическом греческом для описания
добровольного служения государству;
кроме того, это слово обозначало
исполн...
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FOR THE WORK WHEREUNTO I HAVE CALLED THEM.— If there be any
reference to a pastfact in these words, it is probably to some
revelation personally made to Paul and Barnabas, to signify that they
should...
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THE CHURCH IN THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE WORLD
Acts 13:1, Acts 28:31
THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY
1.
AT ANTIOCH. Acts 13:1-3.
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Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets an...
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2, 3. (2) "_As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy
Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I
have called them._ (3) _And when they had fasted and prayed...
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As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called
them.
AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD, [ leitourgountoon (G3008)]....
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17 The death of James and the escape of Peter mark a crisis in the
history of the kingdom proclamation. The power in Jerusalem passes out
of the hands of the apostles into the hands of James, the Lord...
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THE CHURCH IN ANTIOCH, 35-47 A.D. (ACTS 11:19 TO ACTS 13:3)
19-26. Extension of the Church to Antioch. Admission of Gentile
members. Antioch in N. Syria ranked next to Alexandria, as the third
city in...
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ST. PAUL AS A MISSIONARY
1. Prophets] see on Acts 11:27. SIMEON THAT WAS CALLED NIGER] Niger
was a Roman cognomen. LUCIUS OF CYRENE] doubtless one of those
Cyrenians who first preached at Antioch (Act...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD] i.e. celebrated divine worship. From
the Gk. word used is derived our word 'liturgy.'
AND FASTED] see on Matthew 6:16; The Holy Ghost said] an expression
vividly sugges...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 13
THE *HOLY SPIRIT CHOOSES BARNABAS AND SAUL, 13:1-3
V1 There were some *prophets and teachers in the *church at Antioch.
They were Barnabas,...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD. — The verb so translated
(_leitourgein_) is commonly used, both in the LXX. and in the Now
Testament, of the ministry of the priests and Levites in the Temple
(Luke 1:2...
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CHAPTER 9
ST. PAUL'S ORDINATION AND FIRST MISSIONARY TOUR.
Acts 13:2; Acts 13:14; Acts 14:1; Acts 14:26
We have now arrived at what we might call th
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λειτουργούντων : “as they ministered to the Lord,”
A. and R. V., _ministrantibus Domino_, Vulgate. It would be difficult
to find a more appropriate rendering. On the one hand the word is
habitually us...
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BEGINNING A MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN
Acts 13:1-12
This is one of the greatest Chapter s in the New Testament, making a
new departure in the ministry of the gospel, which henceforth begins
to pass out to t...
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The first most distinctly missionary movement sprang from Antioch, and
was independent of all official initiation. A company of those in
Antioch sent Saul and Barnabas, and it is declared immediately...
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Barnabas' and Saul's Special Work
Once Barnabas and Saul had completed their task of delivering the gift
for the needy saints in Jerusalem, they returned to Antioch. Barnabas'
cousin, John Mark, also...
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As they (b) ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have (c) called
them.
(b) While they were busy doing their office, that is,...
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As they were ministering to the Lord. [1] Mr. N. and some others
translate, offering up sacrifice. There are indeed good grounds to
take this to be the true sense, as the Rhemish translators observed,...
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This verse says that they were _“ministering to the Lord and
fasting”_ when the Holy Ghost spoke to them. Hence we see that the
Lord approves and blesses fasting. So if you want to get far away from
t...
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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and
teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of
Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod th...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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_SEPARATION AND ORDINATION_
‘As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work where-unto I have called
them. And when they had fasted and pr...
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2_And they ministered to the Lord. _The word which Luke useth doth not
only signify to be occupied about holy things, but also sometimes to
bear public offices. And because the holy rites of the Genti...
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We come now to the beginning of the direct history of the work, new in
some important respects, that is, connected with Paul's mission by the
immediate intervention of the Holy Ghost. It is not now Ch...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD,.... That is, the five prophets and
teachers before mentioned; and whose ministry lay in preaching the
Gospel, teaching the people the doctrines of it, and expounding
pr...
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As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called
them.
Ver. 2. _As they ministered_] λειτουργαυντων. The Greek
Schol...
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MINISTERED TO THE LORD; were engaged in divine worship.
SEPARATE; set apart.
THE WORK; the work of missionaries to the places afterwards mentioned.
True ministers of Christ are prepared for, and cal...
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PAUL AND BARNABAS ON THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS. Acts 13:1
Barnabas and Saul delegated as missionaries:...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD AND FASTED, THE HOLY GHOST SAID,
SEPARATE ME BARNABAS AND SAUL FOR THE WORK WHEREUNTO I HAVE CALLED
THEM....
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From this time our attention is drawn particularly to the work of
Saul, whose name is in this chapter changed to Paul, meaning "little,"
for one who is the most greatly used of God is, in his own esti...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD AND FASTED, THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID, " NOW
SEPARATE TO ME BARNABAS AND SAUL FOR THE WORK TO WHICH I HAVE CALLED
THEM. "
1. Fasting is a lost and forgotten part of our reli...
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1-3 What an assemblage was here! In these names we see that the Lord
raises up instruments for his work, from various places and stations
in life; and zeal for his glory induces men to give up flatte...
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MINISTERED; the word importeth the exercise of any public office,
sacred or civil. But in the former verse mentions being made of
prophets and teachers, these words are in sense too conjoined with
the...
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2, 3. (2) "_ As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the
Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul to the work to
which I have called them._ (3) _And when they had fasted and praye...
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Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus A Sectional Confession of Faith
I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those
things which pertain to God. For I dare not to speak of any of those
thi...
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Acts 13:2 As G1161 they G846 ministered G3008 (G5723) Lord G2962 and
G2532 fasted G3522 (G5723) Holy...
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THE EXPANSION OF THE WORD IN CYPRUS AND ASIA MINOR, WITH SATAN'S
COUNTERATTACK BEING DEFEATED AT AN ASSEMBLY IN JERUSALEM, WHICH IS
THEN FOLLOWED BY FURTHER MINISTRY (13:1-18:22).
Jerusalem having for...
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THE MINISTRY OF PAUL AND BARNABAS RESULTS IN THE COUNTER-ATTACK OF
SATAN AND THE GATHERING AT JERUSALEM (13:1-15:35).
Leaving Antioch under the direct commissioning of the Holy Spirit, in
a parallel c...
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‘And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit
said, “Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have
called them.” '
To ‘minister to the Lord' would involve both worship,...
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Acts 13:2. AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD, AND FASTED. That is, while
the solemn service of the Church was going on, came the word of the
Lord to one, doubtless, of the prophets then present. The word...
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AS THEY MINISTERED TO THE LORD
(λειτουργουντων αυτων το κυριω). Genitive
absolute of λειτουργεω, old verb, used of the Attic orators
who served the state at their own cost λεως or λαος, people,
and...
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Acts 13:2
The Heroism of Foreign Missions.
I. The first element of heroism is the quality of ideality the power,
that is, of getting hold of the idea of any cause or occupation, or of
life in general...
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CONTENTS: Paul and Barnabas called. Satanic opposition from a
sorcerer. Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch. Opposition from
Jews. Paul and Barnabas turn to Gentiles.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Ho...
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Acts 13:1. _The church that was at Antioch,_ which was counted one of
the five apostolic churches. It is the true church by way of eminence,
the synagogue having degenerated into a state of warfare wi...
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WHILE THEY WERE SERVING THE LORD AND FASTING. Fasting and prayer often
go together, and these men must have been asking God to show them how
they could do more to spread the Good News of Christ. THE H...
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_As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate unto Me Barnabas and Saul._
THE COMPLETION OF THE APOSTOLATE
This act was no conferring of the apostleship by the prophets a...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:2 WHILE THEY WERE WORSHIPING THE LORD AND
FASTING. “They” likely refers to the whole congregation, although
the five prophets may well have given the Spirit’s message....
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:1 The Witness in Cyprus and Southern Galatia.
Chapters Acts 13:1 and Acts 14:1 re
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 13:1. IN THE CHURCH THAT WAS AT ANTIOCH.—Better _at_ or _in
Antioch, in_ or _throughout_, or _for the benefit of the Church_,
κατά having all these different meanings. CERTAIN...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 13:1
_At Antioch., in the Church that was there _for _in the Church that
was at Antioch, _A.V.; _prophets, _etc., for _certain prophets, _etc.,
A.V. and T.R.; _Barnabas, _etc., for _a...
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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and
teachers; Barnabas, Simeon that was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,
and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch,...
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1 Chronicles 16:37; 1 Chronicles 16:4; 1 Corinthians 12:11; 1
Corinthians 7:5;...
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Ministered [λ ε ι τ ο υ ρ γ ο υ ν τ ω ν]. See on the
kindred noun ministration, Luke 1:23. This noun has passed through the
following meanings : 1. A civil service, especially in the technical
languag...
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Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them
— This was not ordaining them. St. Paul was ordained long before,
and that not of men, neither by man: it was only inducting him...
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Observe here, How the Holy Ghost takes occasion when the teachers of
the church at Antioch were assembled together in God's presence, and
about his work, to give them particular instructions and direc...