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Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari
Kisah Para Rasul 13:2
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Pada suatu hari ketika mereka beribadah kepada Tuhan dan berpuasa, berkatalah Roh Kudus: "Khususkanlah Barnabas dan Saulus bagi-Ku untuk tugas yang telah Kutentukan bagi mereka."
Sedang mereka itu mengerjakan sembahyang kepada Tuhan serta puasa, maka kata Rohulkudus, "Asingkanlah bagi-Ku Barnabas dan Saul, supaya mereka itu melakukan pekerjaan yang Aku untukkan kepada mereka itu."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they: Acts 6:4, Deuteronomy 10:8, 1 Samuel 2:11, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:37-43, Romans 15:16, Colossians 4:17, 2 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:11
fasted: Acts 13:3, Acts 10:30, Daniel 9:3, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 9:14, Matthew 9:15, Luke 2:37, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:27
the Holy: Acts 10:19, Acts 16:6, Acts 16:7, 1 Corinthians 12:11
Separate: Acts 22:21, Numbers 8:11-14, Romans 1:1, Romans 10:15, Galatians 1:15, Galatians 2:8, Galatians 2:9, 2 Timothy 2:2
the work: Acts 9:15, Acts 14:26, Matthew 9:38, Luke 10:1, Ephesians 3:7, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11, Hebrews 5:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:6 - I have given Numbers 8:10 - General Numbers 16:5 - even him Numbers 16:9 - separated 1 Chronicles 23:13 - separated Nehemiah 9:1 - children Ecclesiastes 4:9 - are Matthew 17:21 - but Mark 2:20 - and Luke 5:35 - and Luke 10:2 - the Lord John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Acts 1:24 - they Acts 6:3 - whom Acts 8:29 - General Acts 9:27 - Barnabas Acts 11:12 - the Spirit Acts 11:26 - that Acts 14:4 - apostles Acts 15:7 - God Acts 19:6 - the Holy Ghost Acts 20:28 - over Acts 21:11 - Thus Romans 1:14 - debtor Romans 11:13 - the apostle 1 Corinthians 9:1 - I not an 1 Corinthians 9:6 - Barnabas Galatians 2:1 - Barnabas Ephesians 3:2 - the dispensation 1 Timothy 4:1 - the Spirit Hebrews 1:14 - ministering
Cross-References
And so Abram gat hym vp out of Egypt, he and his wife, and al that he had, and Lot with hym, toward the South.
And he went foorth on his iourney, from the south towarde Bethel, vnto the place where his tent had ben at the begynnyng, betwene Bethel and Hai:
Is not the whole lande before thee? Seperate thy selfe I pray thee from me: yf thou wilt take the left hande, I wyll go to the ryght: or yf thou depart to the ryght hande, I wyll go to the left.
And so Lot lyftyng vp his eyes, behelde all the countrey of Iordane, whiche was well watred euery where before the Lorde destroyed Sodome and Gomorrh, euen as the garden of the Lorde, lyke the lande of Egypt as thou commest vnto Soar.
Abram dwelled in the lande of Chanaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the playne, and pitched his tent vntill Sodome.
But the men of Sodome [were] wicked, and exceedyng sinners agaynst the Lorde.
And God blessed my maister merueylously, that he is become great, and hath geuen him sheepe and oxen, siluer and golde, men seruauntes, and maydeseruauntes, camelles and asses.
But remember the Lorde thy God, for it is he whiche geueth thee power to get substaunce, for to make good the promise whiche he sware vnto thy fathers, as appeareth this day.
The Lord maketh poore, and maketh ryche, bringeth lowe, and heaueth vp on hye.
His substaunce also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great householde: so that he was one of the most principall men among all them of the east [countrey.]
Gill's Notes on the Bible
As they ministered to the Lord,.... That is, the five prophets and teachers before mentioned; and whose ministry lay in preaching the Gospel, teaching the people the doctrines of it, and expounding prophecies, and also in prayer; to which latter the Syriac version restrains their ministry, rendering it, "as they prayed to God"; but the phrase seems to be more extensive: "and fasted"; which the Jews were much used to, and the believing ones had not yet left it off; their custom was to fast on Mondays and Thursdays: :-. Whether it was on one of those days, that these men were ministering and fasting, is not certain; but this we may be sure of, it was not on the Jewish sabbath, for on that day they never fasted; very likely that this was a fast appointed and fixed among themselves, on some particular occasion; it may be on account of the famine, which was at this time, Acts 11:28.
The Holy Ghost said; either with an articulate voice, or by an internal impulse, upon the minds of three of the prophets:
separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them; the work which the Holy Ghost had appointed, and called them to before this, was to go and preach the Gospel among the Gentiles, distinct from the Jews, of which we read in the latter part of this chapter; and now he would have them be separated from their brethren, as Aaron and his sons were from theirs, and be sent forth from hence directly, upon that work: this shows the Spirit to be a person, since speaking and commanding in an authoritative way, and calling to a work, are ascribed unto him; and that he is a divine person, and truly God, and equal with God, since calling to a sacred office is attributed to him; and a separation to it is ordered for himself, for his service, honour, and glory; he does not say separate them to the Lord, or to God, but to me.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
As they ministered to the Lord - It is probable that this took place on some day set apart for fasting and prayer. The expression “ministered to the Lord” means as they were engaged in prayer to the Lord, or as they were engaged in divine service. The Syriac thus renders the passage.
The Holy Ghost said - Evidently by direct revelation.
Separate me - Set apart to me, or for my service. It does not mean to ordain, but simply to designate, or appoint to this specific work.
For the work whereunto I have called them - Not the apostolic office, for Saul was called to that by the express revelation of Jesus Christ Galatians 1:12, and Barnabas was not an apostle. The “work” to which they were now set apart was that of preaching the gospel in the regions round about Antioch. It was not any permanent office in the church, but was a temporary designation to a missionary enterprise in extending the gospel, especially through Asia Minor, and the adjacent regions. Accordingly, when, in the fulfillment of this appointment, they had traveled through Seleucia, Cyprus, Paphos, Pamphylia, Pisidia, etc., they returned to Antioch, having fulfilled the work to which they were separated. See Acts 14:26-27. “Whereunto I have called them.” This proves that they received their commission to this work directly from God the Holy Spirit. Paul and Barnabas had been influenced by the Spirit to engage in this work, but they were to be sent forth by the concurrence and designation of the church.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 13:2. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted — On Mondays and Thursdays it was usual with the more pious Jews to attend the public service in their synagogues, and to fast: the former is what we are to understand by ministering to the Lord. On the Sabbaths they attended the service in the synagogue, but did not fast. The Greek word, λειτουργουντων, signifies performing the office of praying, supplicating, rendering thanks, c.: hence the word λειτουργια, liturgy, the work of prayer, c., from λιτη, supplication, according to some or rather from λειτος, common, and εργον, work, the common or public work, in which all the people were engaged.
The Holy Ghost said — A revelation of the Divine will was made to some person then present probably to either Simeon, or Lucius, or Manaen, mentioned before.
Separate me Barnabas and Saul. — Consecrate, or set them apart, for the particular work whereunto I have called them. How this was done, we find in the next verse.
