1Now there were at 1Antioch, in the 2church that was there, 3prophets and 4teachers: 5Barnabas, and Simeon who was calledNiger, and Lucius of 6Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with 7Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, 8the HolySpiritsaid, "Setapart for Me 9Barnabas and Saul for 10the work to which I have called them."
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Then, when they had fasted and 11prayed and 12laid their hands on them, 13they sent them away.
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So, being 14sent out by the HolySpirit, they wentdown to Seleucia and from there they sailed to 15Cyprus.
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When they reachedSalamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in 16the synagogues of the Jews; and they alsohad17John as their helper.
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When they had gonethrough the wholeisland as far as Paphos, they found a 18magician, a Jewish19falseprophetwhosename was Bar-Jesus,
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who was with the 20proconsul, SergiusPaulus, a man of intelligence. ThismansummonedBarnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
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But Elymas the 21magician (for so his name is translated ) was opposing them, seeking to turn the 22proconsulaway from 23the faith.
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But Saul, who was also known as Paul, 24filled with the HolySpirit, fixed his gaze on him,
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and said, "You who are full of alldeceit and fraud, you 25son of the devil, you enemy of allrighteousness, will you not cease to makecrooked26the straightways of the Lord?
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"Now, behold, 27the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darknessfell upon him, and he wentaboutseeking those who would lead him by the hand.
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Then the 28proconsulbelieved when he saw what had happened, being amazed at 29the teaching of the Lord.