Acts 13:8
But Elymas the Magian (for so his name is interpreted), withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
9Then Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him,
Cross References
John 1:41He first finds his brother Simon, and says to him: We have found the Messiah, which is interpreted, Christ.
Acts 8:9But a certain man, named Simon, was in the city before, using sorcery, and bewitching the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;
Acts 13:6And having gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain Magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus;
2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
Matthew Henry on Acts 13:5-14
Elymas Struck with Blindness. 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 6 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: 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and… Read the whole commentary →