Acts 13:7

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an ish of seichel. This one, having summoned Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul, sought to hear the dvar Hashem.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain ish, a magician, a Jewish navi sheker, by name of Bar-Yehoshua,

8But Elymas the magician was opposing them — for thus is his name translated — and was seeking to be mashpia on the proconsul (seeking to sway him to think undesirably) about the emunah (faith). + 13:8 Isa 30:11

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Cross References

Proverbs 14:8The chochmah of the prudent is to understand his derech, 1 but the folly of kesilim is mirmah (deceit). 1

Proverbs 14:18The naive inherit folly, 1 but the prudent are crowned with da'as. 1

Hosea 14:9Ephrayim shall say, What have I to do any more with atzabim? 1 It is I who answer and look after him; 1 I am like an evergreen cypress. 1 From Me is thy p'ri found. 1

Acts 13:12Then, the proconsul, having seen what had happened, had emunah, being nispoyel (standing in awe) at the torah about Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu.

Acts 18:12And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the [disobedient] Yehudim rose up with one accord keneged (against, in opposition to) Rav Sha'ul, and they took him to court,

1 Thessalonians 5:21But test kol davar (everything); hold fast to haTov.

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 →

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