# Acts 13:3

> And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

— Acts 13:3, 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

- Acts 6:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/6
- Acts 14:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/26
- 2 Timothy 2:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/2/2
- Acts 13:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/2
- Acts 14:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/23
- 1 Timothy 4:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/4/14
- Numbers 27:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/27/23
- Romans 10:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/10/15

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).