Acts 13:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ”

Acts 13:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when they had fasted - They were fasting when they were commanded to set them apart. Yet this probably refers to an appointed day of prayer, with reference to this very purpose. The first for...
Acts 13:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away. (2) Fasting and solemn prayers were used before the laying on of hands.
Acts 13:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 t...
Acts 13:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

when they had . having. prayed . Greek. proseuchomai. App-134. sent... away . Greek. apoluo. App-174.
Acts 13:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. When they had fasted and prayed. That they may obey the oracle, they do not only send Paul and Barnabas away; but also with a solemn rite they appoint them to be the apostles of the Genti...
Acts 13:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them - 1. They fasted: this was probably don...
Acts 13:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. And when they had fasted and prayed. As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting when this superna...
Acts 13:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 13:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And when they had fasted and prayed. — The repetition of the words that had been used in Acts 13:2 seems to imply that the fast was prolonged till the laying-on of hands had been completed. The n...
Acts 13:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 9 ST. PAUL'S ORDINATION AND FIRST MISSIONARY TOUR. Acts 13:2-4 ; Acts 13:14 ; Acts 14:1 ; Acts 14:26 We have now arrived at what we might call the watershed of the Acts of the Apost...
Acts 13:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 ou...
Acts 13:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Acts 13:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 t...
Acts 13:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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 p...
Acts 13:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when they had fasted and prayed ,.... Not when they had done fasting and praying, at the time the Holy Ghost made an impulse on their minds, to separate two of their brethren to a work they were...
Acts 13:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. Ver. 3. Laid their hands on them ] So separating and consecrating them to the work, as they did of old...
Acts 13:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 est...
Acts 13:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Mission of Paul and Barnabas. 1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, an...
Acts 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When they had fasted and prayed; a good preparation to enter into any business with, whereby they acknowledged that all success must come from God. Our blessed Saviour himself would not enter upon...
Acts 13:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 13:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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. C...
Acts 13:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 13:2-3 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 g...
Acts 13:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 13:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 prophe...
Acts 13:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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, et...
Acts 13:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul and Barnabas on the Island of Cyprus. Acts 13:1-12 Barnabas and Saul delegated as missionaries:
Acts 13:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 4:14 ; 1 Timothy 5:22 ; 2 Timothy 1:6 ; 2 Timothy 2:2 ; 3 John 1:6 ; 3 John 1:8 ; Acts 14:26 ; Acts 15:40 ; Acts 13:2 ; Acts 14:23 ; Acts 6:6 ; Acts 8:15-17 ; Acts 9:17 ; Numb...
Acts 13:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then having fasted — Again. Thus they did also, Acts 14:23 .

Acts 13:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 13:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 13:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 13:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 13:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Acts 13:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 13:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 13:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 13:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Acts 13:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 13:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 13:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 13:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 13:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 13:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 13:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 13:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 13:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 13:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 13:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 13:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes