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Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyre'ne, Man'a-en a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
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Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
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So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleu'cia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
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When they arrived at Sal'amis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.
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When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus.
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He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
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But El'ymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
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But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
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and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?