Which New Testament book records the early church elders fasting and praying before commissioning Paul and Barnabas for their first missionary journey?
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Correct answer: Acts
Acts 13:2-3 describes the leaders in the church at Antioch fasting and worshipping when the Holy Spirit directed them to set apart Barnabas and Saul. They fasted and prayed again before laying hands on them and sending them out.
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