³⁹ And there arose ^(A)a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. ^(B)Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,

² For ^(A)we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, ^(B)he is a perfect man, ^(C)able also to bridle his whole body.

^10 (A)Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark ^(B)the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—^(C)if he comes to you, welcome him),

³⁶ Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means ^(A)son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,

²⁰ Surely ^(A)there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

¹⁸ For I know that nothing good dwells ^(A)in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. ^19 (B)For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. ²⁰ Now if I do what I do not want, ^(C)it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.

²¹ So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

⁴ So, being sent out ^(A)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 ^(B)in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had ^(C)John to ^(D)assist them. ⁶ When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain ^(E)magician, ^(F)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. ⁷ He was with ^(G)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 ^(H)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) ^(I)opposed them, seeking to turn ^(J)the proconsul away from the faith. ⁹ But Saul, who was also called Paul, ^(K)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him ¹⁰ and said, “You ^(L)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and ^(M)villainy, will you not stop ^(N)making crooked ^(O)the straight paths of the Lord? ¹¹ And now, behold, ^(P)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 ^(Q)people to lead him by the hand. ¹² Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at ^(R)the teaching of the Lord.

²⁰ But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists^[a] also, ^(A)preaching the Lord Jesus.

Seven Chosen to Serve

6 Now in these days ^(A)when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists^[a] arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in ^(B)the daily distribution.