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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.
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And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away.
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So they being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
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And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had also John for [their] minister.
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And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Barjesus:
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Who was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
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Then Saul (who also [is called] Paul) filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him,
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And said, O full of all subtilty, and all mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?