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Acts of the Apostles 13 · The sorcerer at Paphos

Acts of the Apostles 13:8

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but Elymas the sorcerer — that is what his name means — opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Acts of the Apostles 13:8 · ZARZA Bible

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6They crossed the whole island as far as Paphos, where they came upon a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7who was attached to the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul sent for Barnabas and Saul, eager to hear the word of God; 8but Elymas the sorcerer — that is what his name means — opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9Then Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked him full in the face 10and said, “You are full of every deceit and every trick, you son of the devil, you enemy of everything right! Will you never stop twisting the straight ways of the Lord?

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