Acts 13:7 meaning and explanation
an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
Acts 13:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Acts 13:7 introduces Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul governing Cyprus, and his attendant Bar-Jesus, a Jewish sorcerer also called Elymas. The proconsul was the island's highest Roman official, and Luke calls him intelligent, meaning he was discerning enough to want to hear the missionaries himself rather than rely on his attendant's counsel.
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