3 So after they fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on Barnabas and Saul and sent them out.
4 Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, 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 synagogues. John Mark was with them to help.
6 They went across the whole island to Paphos where they met a magician named Bar-Jesus. He was a false prophet
7 who always stayed close to Sergius Paulus, the governor and 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, was against them. (Elymas is the name for Bar-Jesus in the Greek language.) He tried to stop the governor from believing in Jesus.
9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas