2As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart to me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them!”
3Then, having fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them off.
4So, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
5And upon arriving in Salamis, they started proclaiming the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews (also they had John as assistant).
6Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew named Bar-Jesus,
7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, really wanting to hear the Word of God.
8But the sorcerer Elymas (for so his name is translated) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9Then Saul, also called Paul, filled with Holy Spirit and looking intently at him,
Acts 13
Acts 13:2-9