Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician,—for so, when translated, is his name,—withstood them; seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
9But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with Holy Spirit, looking steadfastly at him,
Cross References
1 Kings 22:24Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek,—and said—Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee?
Jeremiah 28:10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet,—and brake it.
John 1:41The same findeth, first, his own brother Simon, and saith unto him—We have found the Messiah! which is, when translated, Anointed.
Acts 8:9But, a certain man named Simon, was already in the city, practising magical arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria,—saying that himself was someone great:
Acts 13:6And, passing through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false-prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;
2 Timothy 3:8Moreover, like as, Jannes and Jambres, withstood Moses, so, these men also, withstand the truth,—men utterly corrupted in their mind, disapproved concerning their 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 →