Acts 13:7-22

7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

8But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

9But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh, fixed his gaze on him

10and said, “O you, full of all deceit and trickery, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness—will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

11Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind and not see the sun for awhile.” Immediately, cloudiness and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.

12When he saw what had happened, the proconsul believed, because he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

13Setting sail from Paphos, Paul’s company came to Perga in Pamphylia. John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

14But they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. Entering the synagogue on the Shabbat, they sat down.

15After the reading of the Torah and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.”

16So Paul, standing up and motioning with his hand, said, “Men of Israel and God-fearers, listen.

17The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an outstretched arm He led them out of there.

18For about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

19And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land as an inheritance—

20all of this took about 450 years. After that, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

22After removing him, He raised up David to be their king. He also testified about him and said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do My will.’