but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word.

At that time Jehovah had separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to serve Him and to bless in His name, to this day.

And Elkanah went to his house at Ramah, and the child served Jehovah before Eli the priest.

And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

Thus he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter day by day;

and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah at the high place that was at Gibeon,

and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks unto Jehovah, because His mercy is eternal;

So all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.

to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

So Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Do not deprive one another except by agreement for a time, that you may be free for fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings,

in hardship and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness;

While Peter pondered concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are seeking you.

Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the Word in Asia.

After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.

But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

Then He said to me, Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.

and Aaron shall wave the Levites before Jehovah, as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, to serve in the service of Jehovah.

And you shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and offer them as a wave offering unto Jehovah.

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called an apostle, separated to the gospel of God

And how shall they preach if they are not sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those preaching the gospel of peace, bringing glad tidings of good things.

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace,

(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

and when Jacob, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will also be able to teach others.

But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel unto Me to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come.

of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle; I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying; a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.