KJV King James Version
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
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Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
WEB World English Bible
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
ASV American Standard Version
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and there withstood them Elymas the magian—for so is his name interpreted—seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
Surrounding context — Acts 13
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.
6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Barjesus:
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.
9 Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
10 And 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?
11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀνθίστατοG436 · anthistēmito opposeδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heἘλύμαςG1681 · ElumasElymasὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoμάγος,G3097 · magossageοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)γὰρG1063 · garforμεθερμηνεύεταιG3177 · methermēneuōto meanτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄνομαG3686 · onomanameαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heζητῶνG2212 · zēteōto seekδιαστρέψαιG1294 · diastrephōto pervertτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθύπατονG446 · anthupatosproconsulἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστεως.G4102 · pistisfaith
Cross-references
2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.Acts 13:6-7And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Barjesus:2 Timothy 4:14-15Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:Acts 13:12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.Acts 9:36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.Jeremiah 29:24-32[Thus] shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,John 1:41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.Exodus 7:11-13Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.Jeremiah 28:1And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, [and] in the fifth month, [that] Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which [was] of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,Acts 8:9But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:1 Kings 22:24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?Jeremiah 28:10-11Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.
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