7. He was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who had summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
8. But Elymas the magician (for that is what his name means) opposed them in an attempt to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9. But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the holy Spirit, looked intently at him
10. and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right, full of every sort of deceit and fraud. Will you not stop twisting the straight paths of [the] Lord?
11. Even now the hand of the Lord is upon you. You will be blind, and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately a dark mist fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.
12. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he came to believe, for he was astonished by the teaching about the Lord.
13. From Paphos, Paul and his companions set sail and arrived at Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14. They continued on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the sabbath they entered (into) the synagogue and took their seats.
15. After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, “My brothers, if one of you has a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”
16. So Paul got up, motioned with his hand, and said, “Fellow Israelites and you others who are God-fearing, listen.
17. The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and exalted the people during their sojourn in the land of Egypt. With uplifted arm he led them out of it
18. and for about forty years he put up with them in the desert.
19. When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance
20. at the end of about four hundred and fifty years. After these things he provided judges up to Samuel [the] prophet.
21. Then they asked for a king. God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22. Then he removed him and raised up David as their king; of him he testified, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will carry out my every wish.’
23. From this man’s descendants God, according to his promise, has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus.
24. John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel;