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,
10said: “O full of all deceit and all trickery, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
11Well now, the Lord's hand is against you and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until next season!” Immediately mist and darkness engulfed him, and he started going around looking for someone to lead him by the hand.