Acts 13:2-4

International Children’s Bible

²They were all worshiping the Lord and giving up eating.^[a] The Holy Spirit said to them, “Give Barnabas and Saul to me to do a special work. I have chosen them for it.”

³So they gave up eating and prayed. They laid their hands on^[b] Barnabas and Saul and sent them out.

Barnabas and Saul in Cyprus

⁴Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went to the city of Seleucia. From there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.

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Footnotes

13:2 giving up eating This is called “fasting.” The people would give up eating for a special time of prayer and worship to God. It was also done to show sadness.
13:3 laid their hands on Here, this was a sign to show that these men were given a special work of God.