⁸ But Elymas the ^(A)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) ^(B)opposed them, seeking to turn ^(C)the proconsul away from the faith.

⁸ Just as ^(A)Jannes and Jambres ^(B)opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, ^(C)men corrupted in mind and ^(D)disqualified regarding the faith.

^14 (A)Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; ^(B)the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. ¹⁵ Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.

⁶ When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain ^(A)magician, ^(B)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. ⁷ He was with ^(C)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

¹² Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at ^(A)the teaching of the Lord.

Dorcas Restored to Life

³⁶ Now there was in ^(A)Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas.^[a] She was full of ^(B)good works and acts of charity.

Simon the Magician Believes

⁹ But there was a man named Simon, ^(A)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, ^(B)saying that he himself was somebody great.

⁷ And ^(A)the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests ^(B)became obedient to ^(C)the faith.

⁴¹ He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found ^(A)the Messiah” (which means Christ).

Shemaiah's False Prophecy

²⁴ To ^(A)Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: ²⁵ “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to ^(B)Zephaniah the son of ^(C)Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, ²⁶ ‘The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have ^(D)charge in the house of the Lord ^(E)over every madman who prophesies, to put him in ^(F)the stocks and neck irons. ²⁷ Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah ^(G)of Anathoth who is prophesying to you? ²⁸ For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; ^(H)build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.”’”