Acts 12:25-13:12

English Standard Version

^25 (A)And Barnabas and Saul returned from^[a] Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them ^(B)John, whose other name was Mark.

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

13 Now there were in the church at Antioch ^(C)prophets and ^(D)teachers, ^(E)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,^[b] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of ^(F)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, ^(G)the Holy Spirit said, ^(H)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ^(I)for the work to which I have called them.” ³ Then after fasting and ^(J)praying they laid their hands on them and ^(K)sent them off.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

⁴ So, being sent out ^(L)by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ⁵ When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God ^(M)in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had ^(N)John to ^(O)assist them. ⁶ When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain ^(P)magician, ^(Q)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. ⁷ He was with ^(R)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas the ^(S)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) ^(T)opposed them, seeking to turn ^(U)the proconsul away from the faith. ⁹ But Saul, who was also called Paul, ^(V)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him ¹⁰ and said, “You ^(W)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and ^(X)villainy, will you not stop ^(Y)making crooked ^(Z)the straight paths of the Lord? ¹¹ And now, behold, ^(AA)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking ^(AB)people to lead him by the hand. ¹² Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at ^(AC)the teaching of the Lord.