Acts 13:8 meaning and explanation
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
Acts 13:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Elymas is the Greek name Luke gives to Bar-Jesus, a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet attached to the household of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul on Cyprus. When the governor summons Barnabas and Saul to hear the word of God, Elymas stands against them and works to turn his patron away from the faith.
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