8. But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9. But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him
10. and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
11. Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.
12. Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
13. Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14. Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
15. After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”
16. So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said,“Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:
17. The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
18. For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
19. After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.
20. All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
21. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
22. After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’
23. From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.
24. Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.
25. But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’
26. Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.
27. For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.