Acts 13
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.
2 Ref And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.
3 Ref Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.
4 Ref So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 Ref As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."
3 Ref Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 Ref So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
King James Version (KJV)
1 Ref 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.
2 Ref As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3 Ref And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 Ref So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.