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 sailed to  Cyprus. After they  had  preached  throughout  the whole island,  the  pro-consul,  Sergius  Paulus,  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  for  Asia  Minor. Having come  to  Antioch,  in  Pisidia,  they  entered  into  the  synagogue