What’s the purpose of fasting and prayer in Acts 14:23?

What’s the purpose of fasting and prayer in Acts 14:23?

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Acts 14:21-23 reads (NKJV, emphasis mine):

And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God." So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

What was the purpose of prayer and fasting in this passage?

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