They crossed the whole island as far as Paphos, where they came upon a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
In context
4Sent out by the Holy Spirit, the two went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. 5Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues; and they had John with them as their helper. 6They crossed the whole island as far as Paphos, where they came upon a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7who was attached to the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul sent for Barnabas and Saul, eager to hear the word of God; 8but Elymas the sorcerer — that is what his name means — opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
