Acts 13:2
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.”
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Antioch
- WHEN
- c. AD 46-48
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WHEN
c. AD 46-48
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
- Sergius Paulus proconsul of Cyprus AD 46-48
MEANWHILE
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AD 46-48 Roman Empire
Famine in the reign of Claudius
The famine that Acts 11:28 announces, and for which the church at Antioch sends relief to Jerusalem.
SOURCES
- date — The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Sergius Paulus — Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus
- Famine in the reign of Claudius — Tacitus, Annals XII.43; Suetonius, Claudius 18; Josephus, Antiquities XX.2.5
WHAT HAPPENED
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The first missionary journey sets out AD 46-48 (approximate date)
The church in Antioch sends out Barnabas and Saul. The gathered community decides, not one apostle alone.
SEE ALSO
- Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
- Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
- 2 Timothy 1:11 to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
- Daniel 9:3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Acts 14:26 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
- Acts 22:21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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