Arriving at Salamis, the apostles "preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. . . . And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus: which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith."

Da apostlene var ankommet til Salamis, "forkyndte de Guds ord i jødernes synagoger. ..... De drog så gennem hele øen lige til Pafus; der traf de en troldmand og falsk profet, en jøde ved navn Barjesus. Han opholdt sig hos statholderen Sergius Paulus, der var en forstandig mand. Denne indbød Barnabas og Paulus og ønskede at høre Guds ord. Men Elimas, troldmanden (thi dette betyder hans navn), stod dem imod og søgte at hindre statholderen i at komme til troen."