²⁷ But ^(A)Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had ^(B)seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how ^(C)he had ^(D)spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus at Damascus.

²² The ^[a]news about them ^[b]reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent ^(A)Barnabas off ^[c]to ^(B)Antioch.

^30 (A)And they did this, sending it ^[a]with ^(B)Barnabas and Saul to the ^(C)elders.

²⁵ And ^(A)Barnabas and ^(B)Saul returned ^(C)when they had fulfilled their ^[a]mission to Jerusalem, taking along with them ^(D)John, who was also called Mark.

First Missionary Journey

13 Now there were ^(A)prophets and ^(B)teachers at ^(C)Antioch, in the ^(D)church that was there: ^(E)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of ^(F)Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with ^(G)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² While they were ^[a]serving the Lord and fasting, ^(H)the Holy Spirit said, “Set ^(I)Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for ^(J)the work to which I have called them.”