Acts of the Apostles
Mission of Paul and Barnabas
13 1There were at Antioch—in the Church which was there—prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon known as Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod, and Saul. 2On one occasion while they were celebrating the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them: 
—Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul to do the work for which I have called them. 
3So, after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
 4These then, sent by the Holy Spirit, went down to the port of Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. 5Upon their arrival in Salamis they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogue; John was with them as an assistant.
6They traveled over the whole island as far as Paphos where they met a certain magician named Bar-Jesus, a Jewish false prophet.
11At once a misty darkness came upon him, and he groped about for someone to lead him by the hand. 12The governor saw what had happened; he believed, and was deeply impressed by the teaching about the Lord. 

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