Acts 12:25-Acts 13:12 - Barnabas And Saul Travel To Cyprus
25 and Saul had executed their commission, they return'd to Jerusalem, and took with them John who was surnam'd Mark.
1 Now there were several prophets and teachers in the church of Antioch, as Barnabas, Simeon surnam'd Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 as they were ministring to the Lord, and fasting, the holy spirit said to them, separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have destin'd them. 3 accordingly, after having fasted and prayed they gave them imposition of hands, and dismiss'd them.
4 being thus appointed missionarys by the holy spirit, they went to Seleucia, where they embark'd for Cyprus. 5 when they were arrived at Salamis, they preach'd the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and had John for their assistant. 6 Having travers'd the isle as far as to Paphos, they found a Jew there nam'd Barjesus, who was a false prophet and magician: 7 he was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a man of prudence: who sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to hear the word of God. 8 but Elymas (a name which signifies Magus) opposed them, endeavouring to seduce the proconsul from the faith.
9 then Saul, who was nam'd likewise Paul, full of the holy spirit, look'd fixedly upon him, 10 and said, "thou heap of imposture and mischief, offspring of the devil, and enemy to all justice, wilt thou not cease to pervers men from the right ways of the Lord? 11 his hand is falling upon thee, thou shalt be blind, and not see the sun for some time." immediately his eyes were covered with obscurity and darkness; so that he grop'd about for somebody to lead him by the hand.
12 the proconsul seeing the fact, embraced the faith, being struck with admiration of the christian doctrine.