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Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
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Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
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So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
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And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant.
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Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus,
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who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.