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Acts 13:6 KJV
Acts · chapter 13 · verse 6
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:Acts 13:6 · King James Version
Acts 13:6 in context
4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
5And 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.
6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
7Which 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.
8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sorcerermagosa magus, the name given by the Babylonians , Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise…G3097 →
- throughdierchomaito go through, pass through, to go, walk, journey, pass through a place, to travel the…G1330 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- prophetpseudoprophētēsone who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name…G5578 →
- PaphospaphosPaphos = " boiling or hot" , a maritime city on the west end of Cyprus, with a…G3974 →
- foundheyriskōto come upon, hit upon, to meet with, after searching, to find a thing sought, without…G2147 →
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In these verses we have, I. A general account of the coming of Barnabas and Saul to the famous island of Cyprus; and perhaps thitherward they steered their course because Barnabas was a native of that country (Act 4:36), and he was willing they should have the first-fruits of his labours, pursuant to his new…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-13