Acts 13:1

“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 the tetrarch, and Saul.”

"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 the tetrarch, and Saul." - Acts 13:1
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What does Acts 13:1 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 13:1 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "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 the tetrarch…

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United in Purpose: A Divine Calling in Unity

In Acts 13:1, we read, "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 the tetrarch, and Saul." This passage elucidates the…

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A Call to Prophetic Purpose in the Church

Heavenly Father, We come before You in reverence and awe, seeking Your presence as we meditate on the powerful words of Acts 13:1: "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…

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Acts 13:1 - "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 the tetrarch, and Saul."
Acts 13:43
Acts 13:30 - "But God raised him from the dead:"
Acts 13:49 - "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region."
Acts 13:52 - "And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost."
Acts 1:13 - "And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James."
Acts 13:37 - "But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption."
Acts 2:13 - "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine."
Acts 13:13 - "Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem."
Acts 23:13 - "And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy."
Acts 18:13 - "Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law."
Acts 24:13 - "Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me."
Acts 13:18 - "And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness."
Acts 13:40 - "Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;"
Acts 5:13 - "And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them."
Acts 13:51 - "But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium."
Acts 12:13 - "And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda."
Acts 13:3 - "And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."
Acts 13:44 - "¶ And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God."
Acts 13:28 - "And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain."
Acts 13:12 - "Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord."
Acts 25:13 - "And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus."
2 Chronicles 13:22 - "And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo."
Acts 15:13 - "¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:"
Acts 13:32 - "And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,"
Acts 13:23 - "Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:"
Acts 13:9 - "Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,"
Acts 13:5 - "And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister."
"But God raised him from the dead:" - Acts 13:30