When they had fasted (νηστευσαντες). Either finishing the same fast in verse 2 or another one (Hackett), but clearly a voluntary f…

And when they had fasted. They were fasting when they were commanded to set them apart. Yet this probably refers to an appointed …

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 …

While Barnabas and Saul were carrying out their activities at Antioch, the Holy Spirit directed that they should be set apart for a special ministr…

When they had fasted and prayed. To obey the oracle, they not only sent Paul and Barnabas away but also, with a solemn rite, appointed the…

And when they had fasted and prayed
Not when they had done fasting and praying, at the time the Holy Ghost made an i…

What an assembly was here! In these names we see that the Lord raises up instruments for his work from various places and stations in life; and zea…