# 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.”

— Acts 13:2, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Antioch** (Syria · today Antakya) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/antioch

## When

- c. AD 46-48 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Sergius Paulus**, proconsul of Cyprus, AD 46-48 · Source: Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus

## What happened

- **The first missionary journey sets out** (AD 46-48)
  The church in Antioch sends out Barnabas and Saul. The gathered community decides, not one apostle alone.

## See also

- Galatians 1:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/1/15
- Acts 9:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/15
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/12/11
- Romans 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/1/1
- 2 Timothy 1:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/1/11
- Daniel 9:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/9/3
- Acts 14:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/26
- Acts 22:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/21

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).