1. In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2. As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work I have called them to.”
3. Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.
4. Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
5. Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed God’s message in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.
6. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.
7. He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear God’s message.