Acts 13:1–9
1Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.↗
2As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”↗
3Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.↗
4So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.↗
5When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.↗
6When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,↗
7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.↗
8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.↗
9But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him↗
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