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Acts 13:8 KJV
Acts · chapter 13 · verse 8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.Acts 13:8 · King James Version
Acts 13:8 in context
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.
9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- interpretationmethermēneuōto translate into the language of one with whom I wish to communicate, to interpretG3177 →
- withstoodanthistēmito set one s self against, to withstand, resist, oppose, to set againstG436 →
- sorcerermagosa magus, the name given by the Babylonians , Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise…G3097 →
- seekingzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
- ElymaselymasElymas = " a wise man" , the Arabic name of the Jewish magnus or sorcerer BarjesusG1681 →
- deputyanthypatosa proconsul, deputyG446 →
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