7. He was a friend of the governor of the island, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor called Barnabas and Saul before him because he wanted to hear the word of God.
8. But they were opposed by the magician Elymas (that is his name in Greek), who tried to turn the governor away from the faith.
9. Then Saul — also known as Paul — was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician
10. and said, “You son of the Devil! You are the enemy of everything that is good. You are full of all kinds of evil tricks, and you always keep trying to turn the Lord's truths into lies!
11. The Lord's hand will come down on you now; you will be blind and will not see the light of day for a time.”At once Elymas felt a dark mist cover his eyes, and he walked about trying to find someone to lead him by the hand.