Acts 13:1–15

First Missionary Journey

¹Now there were at ^aAntioch, in the ^bchurch that was there, ^cprophets and ^dteachers: ^eBarnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of ^fCyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with ^gHerod the tetrarch, and Saul.

²While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, ^athe Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me ^bBarnabas and Saul for ^cthe work to which I have called them.”

³Then, when they had fasted and ^aprayed and ^blaid their hands on them, ^cthey sent them away.

⁴So, being ^asent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to ^bCyprus.

⁵When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in ^athe synagogues of the Jews; and they also had ^bJohn as their helper.

⁶When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a ^amagician, a Jewish ^bfalse prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

⁷who was with the ^aproconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

⁸But Elymas the ^amagician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the ^bproconsul away from ^cthe faith.

⁹But Saul, who was also known as Paul, ^1afilled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him,

¹⁰and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you ^ason of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked ^bthe straight ways of the Lord?

¹¹“Now, behold, ^athe hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

¹²Then the ^aproconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at ^bthe teaching of the Lord.

¹³Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from ^aPaphos and came to ^bPerga in ^cPamphylia; but ^dJohn left them and returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁴But going on from Perga, they arrived at ^aPisidian ^bAntioch, and on ^cthe Sabbath day they went into ^dthe synagogue and sat down.

¹⁵After ^athe reading of the Law and ^bthe Prophets ^cthe synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.”