Bible Explorer · Event · c. AD 47
Proconsul Sergius Paulus summons Barnabas and Saul to hear the word of God in Paphos on Cyprus; when Elymas the sorcerer tries to turn the ruler away, Saul rebukes him and he is immediately struck blind, causing the proconsul to believe.
Date: c. AD 47 · Note: First recorded apostolic confrontation with demonic opposition in the Roman Gentile mission.
Acts 13:6-12