they.

Acts 6:4
and devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word."

Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

1 Samuel 2:11
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.

1 Chronicles 16:4, 37
David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. . . .

Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an acceptable offering to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 4:17
Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord."

2 Timothy 1:11
to which I was appointed a preacher, apostle, and teacher.

2 Timothy 4:5, 11
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. . . .

fasted.

Acts 13:3
So after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Acts 10:30
Cornelius answered: "Four days ago, I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me

Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Matthew 6:16
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward.

Matthew 9:14, 15
At that time, John's disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?" . . .

Luke 2:37
and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, except by mutual consent for a limited time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 6:5
in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

2 Corinthians 11:27
in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

the Holy.

Acts 10:19
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit told him, "Three men are here looking for you.

Acts 16:6, 7
After the Holy Spirit prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. . . .

1 Corinthians 12:11
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

Separate.

Acts 22:21
Then He said to me, 'Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

Numbers 8:11-14
Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD. . . .

Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God,

Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

Galatians 1:15
But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

Galatians 2:8, 9
For God, who was at work in Peter's apostleship to the Jews, was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. . . .

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

the work.

Acts 9:15
"Go!" said the Lord. "This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Acts 14:26
From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

Matthew 9:38
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest."

Luke 10:1
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

Ephesians 3:7
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace, given me through the working of His power.

1 Timothy 2:7
For this reason I was appointed as a herald, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

2 Timothy 1:11
to which I was appointed a preacher, apostle, and teacher.

Hebrews 5:4
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.