^{3 Ref} Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.

^{4 Ref} So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.

^{5 Ref} And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.

^{6 Ref} And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus;

^{7 Ref} Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.

^{8 Ref} But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith.

^{9 Ref} But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

^{10 Ref} O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

^{11 Ref} And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

^{12 Ref} Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord.