13 ¹ Now in the church at Antioch^(A) there were prophets^(B) and teachers:^(C) Barnabas,^(D) Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,^(E) Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod^(F) the tetrarch) and Saul. ² While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,^(G) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work^(H) to which I have called them.”^{(I) 3} So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them^(J) and sent them off.^(K)

²⁶ From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch,^(A) where they had been committed to the grace of God^(B) for the work they had now completed.^{(C) 27} On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them^(D) and how he had opened a door^(E) of faith to the Gentiles. ²⁸ And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.^(F)

The Council at Jerusalem

15 Certain people^(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:^(B) “Unless you are circumcised,^(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,^(D) you cannot be saved.” ² This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem^(E) to see the apostles and elders^(F) about this question. ³ The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia^(G) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.^(H) This news made all the believers very glad.

³⁵ But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached^(A) the word of the Lord.^(B)

⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas^(A) and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.^(B)