sailed to Cyprus. [1] After they had preached throughout the whole island, the pro-consul, Sergius Paulus[2], sent for them, that he might hear from their mouth the word of God.
There was with Sergius a Jew, a magician, named Bar-Jesus. This man resisted them to the utmost, and endeavoured to dissuade Sergius from becoming a Christian. But Paul, full of the Holy Ghost, looked at him and said: “O thou, full of all guile and all deceit, son of the devil, enemy of all justice; thou dost not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord. And now, behold, the Hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.”
Immediately a thick mist came before his eyes, and he went about groping for some one to take him by the hand. The proconsul, seeing this miracle, believed in the Lord Jesus Christ.
From Cyprus, Paul and Barnabas sailed[3] for Asia Minor. Having come to Antioch, in Pisidia, they entered into the synagogue
- ↑ Cyprus. An island in the Mediterranean to the west of Antioch.
- ↑ Paulus. The Roman pro consul quite perceived the folly of paganism, and was sincerely searching for the true religion.
- ↑ Sailed. They went by ship in a northerly direction to Asia Minor, stopping first in Pamphylia. From thence they passed, further north, to Pisidia.
