11 The Lord's hand will come down on you now; you will be blind and will not see the light of day for a time.”At once Elymas felt a dark mist cover his eyes, and he walked about trying to find someone to lead him by the hand.
12 When the governor saw what had happened, he believed; for he was greatly amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
13 Paul and his companions sailed from Paphos and came to Perga, a city in Pamphylia, where John Mark left them and went back to Jerusalem.
14 They went on from Perga and arrived in Antioch in Pisidia, and on the Sabbath they went into the synagogue and sat down.
15 After the reading from the Law of Moses and from the writings of the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message: “Brothers and sisters, we want you to speak to the people if you have a message of encouragement for them.”
16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak:“Fellow-Israelites and all Gentiles here who worship God: hear me!
17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors and made the people a great nation during the time they lived as foreigners in Egypt. God brought them out of Egypt by his great power,