When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.(A) He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear God’s message.(B) But Elymas the sorcerer (this is the meaning of his name) opposed(C) them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.(D)

Then Saul—also called Paul—filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at the sorcerer 10 and said, “You son of the Devil,(E) full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths(F) of the Lord? 11 Now, look! The Lord’s hand is against you.(G) You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Suddenly a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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