Acts 13:8

But (this) Elymas the witch withstood them; for his name is expounded so [or (it) is interpreted so]; and he sought to turn away the proconsul from belief.

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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

7that was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. This (man) called Barnabas and Paul, and desired to hear the word of God.

9But Saul, which is said also Paul, was filled with the Holy Ghost, and beheld into him, (But Saul, who (is) also (called) Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked at him,)

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:24Forsooth Zedekiah, [the] son of Chenaanah, nighed, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Whether the Spirit of the Lord forsook me, and spake to thee?

Jeremiah 28:10And Hananiah, the prophet, took the chain from the neck of Jeremy, the prophet, and brake it.

John 1:41This found first his brother Simon, and he said to him, We have found Messias, that is to say, Christ; (And at once he found his brother Simon, and he said to him, We have found the Messiah, that is to say, the Christ;)

Acts 8:9But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch, that had deceived the folk of Samaria (or who had deceived the Samaritan people), saying, that himself was some great man.

Acts 13:6And when they had walked by all the isle to Paphos, they found a man, a witch, [or they found some man witch], a false prophet, a Jew, to whom the name was Barjesus, (who was also called Elymas),

2 Timothy 3:8And as Jannes and Jambres against-stood Moses, so these against-stand the truth, men corrupt in understanding [or in soul], reproved about 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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