Acts 13:6

4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

5 And 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.

And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:

7 Which 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.

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
KJV
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:
WEB
When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,
ASV
And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;
DARBY
And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,
BLB
Now having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a man—a certain a magician, a Jewish false prophet—whose name [was] Bar-Jesus,
ÅB
Etter at de nå hadde vandret gjennom hele øen like til Pafus, traff de på en trollmann, en falsk profet, en jøde ved navn Barjesus,
OTB
De reiste gjennom hele øya til de kom til Pafos. Der møtte de en jødisk trollmann og falsk profet ved navn Barjesus,
B1930
Efterat de nu hadde vandret gjennem hele øen like til Pafus, traff de på en trollmann, en falsk profet, en jøde ved navn Barjesus,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 7:15

    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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  • 1 John 4:1

    Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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  • Mark 10:46

    And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:13

    For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

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  • Exodus 22:18

    Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:1–3

    If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

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  • Matthew 24:24

    For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

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  • Jeremiah 23:14–15

    I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

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