Today's Reading | August 11, 2025
Acts 13:1–12
Introduction Acts 13:1–12: This chapter begins the account of the first of Saul’s (later known as Paul) three missionary journeys to spread the Good News to the Gentiles. Saul and Barnabas are chosen and sent to Seleucia (on the Mediterranean coast of Syria) and Cyprus. They encounter opposition from the governor’s magician, and the magician is struck blind. Today’s Key…
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