16But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door they saw him, and were amazed. 17And beckoning to them with the hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he said: Go tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
18And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what was become of Peter. 19And Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him not, after examining the keepers, commanded that they should be led away to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and there abode.
20And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians. But they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by that of the king.
21And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made a speech to them. 22And thereupon the people shouted: The voice of a god, and not of a man! 23And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not glory to God; and he was eaten by worms, and expired.
24But the word of God grew and multiplied. 25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed the service, taking with them also John, who was surnamed Mark.
XIII. And there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, unto the work to which I have called them. 3Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4They therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed away to Cyprus. 5And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant.
6And having gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain Magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus; 7who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God. 8But Elymas the Magian (for so his name is interpreted), withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
9Then Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him, 10and said: O full of all deceit and all wickedness, child of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about, he sought persons to lead him by the hand.