Acts 13:2
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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ἔργον
work
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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ὅς
to which
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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λειτουργέω
As were ministering
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λειτουργέω
to be a public servant, i.e. (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve)
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δή
then
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δή
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
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τέ
both
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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Σαῦλος
Saul
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Σαῦλος
Saulus (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
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προσκαλέομαι
I have called
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προσκαλέομαι
to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite
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νηστεύω
fasting
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νηστεύω
to abstain from food (religiously)
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