^{2 Ref} And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

^{3 Ref} Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

^{4 Ref} So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

^{5 Ref} And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.

^{6 Ref} And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;

^{7 Ref} who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

^{8 Ref} But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

^{9 Ref} But Saul, who is also `called' Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

^{10 Ref} and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

^{11 Ref} And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.