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What happened in Cyprus

The Holy Spirit sent Barnabas and Saul away from Antioch. They travelled to the town of Seleucia, which is near the coast. From there they travelled on a ship to an island called Cyprus. They arrived at a town called Salamis. There they went into the Jewish meeting places and they told the people God's message about Jesus. John Mark went with Barnabas and Saul to help them with their work.

They travelled across the whole island and they arrived at a town called Paphos. There they met a man called Bar-Jesus.[a] He was a Jew. He used magic to do surprising things. He said that he was a prophet from God. But his messages were not true.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:6 ‘Bar-Jesus’ means ‘the son of Jesus’.

On Cyprus

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(A) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(B) When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God(C) in the Jewish synagogues.(D) John(E) was with them as their helper.

They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(F) and false prophet(G) named Bar-Jesus,

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