who was attached to the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul sent for Barnabas and Saul, eager to hear the word of God;
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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. 9Then Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked him full in the face
