Acts 13:8

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

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

In Context

7He was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

9But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at Elymas

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Cross References

John 1:41Andrew first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”),

Acts 8:9Now a man named Simon had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great.

Acts 13:6When they had gone across the island to Paphos, they came across a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these false teachers also oppose the truth. They are corrupted in mind and have proven themselves to be unqualified with respect to 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 →

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