3 So they gave up eating and prayed. They laid their hands on Barnabas and Saul and sent them out.
4 Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went to the city of Seleucia. From there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.
5 When they came to Salamis, they preached the Good News of God in the Jewish synagogues. John Mark was with them to help.
6 They went across the whole island to Paphos. In Paphos they met a Jew who was a magician. His name was Bar-Jesus. He was a false prophet,
7 who always stayed close to Sergius Paulus, the governor. Sergius Paulus was a smart man. He asked Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear the message of God.
8 But Elymas, the magician (that is what his name means), was against them. He tried to stop the governor from believing in Jesus.
9 But Saul was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Saul’s other name was Paul.) He looked straight at Elymas