Acts 13:7

He was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

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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

6When they had gone across the island to Paphos, they came across a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

8But the magician Elymas (for that is what his name means) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

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Cross References

Acts 13:12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

Acts 18:12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

1 Thessalonians 5:21but test everything; hold fast to what is good.

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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