Verse 8
Acts 13:8
Noah Webster Bible
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀνθίστατο δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος, οὕτως γὰρ μεθερμηνεύεται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τὸν ἀνθύπατον ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως.
English Translation
But Elymas the magician opposed them, for so is his name translated, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 13 Context
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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Sim...
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As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul,...
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And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
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So they being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cy...
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And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God (Elohim) in the synagogues of the Jews....
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And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a...
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Who was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and S...
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away...
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Then Saul (who also is called Paul) filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him,
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And said, O full of all subtilty, and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all right...
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And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a...
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Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
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Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John departin...
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But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on t...
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And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying,...
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Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God (Elohim),...
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The God (Elohim) of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as...
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And about the time of forty years he suffered their manners in the wilderness.
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And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
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And after that he gave to them judges, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel...
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And afterward they desired a king: and God (Elohim) gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the...
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And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king: to whom also he gave testi...
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Of this man's offspring hath God (Elohim), according to his promise, raised up to Israel a Savior, Y...
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John having first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel...
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And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he . But behold, there...
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Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you feareth God (Elohim), to you...
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For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the words of...
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And though they found no cause of death in him , yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to de...
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And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the tree, a...
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But God (Elohim) raised him from the dead:
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And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnes...
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And we declare to you the glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers,
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God (Elohim) hath fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he hath raised up Yashua (Jesus)...
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And as concerning that he raised him from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on...
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Wherefore he saith also in another psalm , Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
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For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God (Elohim), fell asleep, and was...
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But he whom God (Elohim) raised again, saw no corruption.
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Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that through this man is preached to you the forgivenes...
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And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by t...
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Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets;
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Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will i...
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And when the Jews had gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be pre...
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Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and...
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And the next sabbath came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God (Elohim).
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But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things whi...
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Then Paul and Barnabas became bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God (Elohim) should...
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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying , I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou...
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And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as...
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And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
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But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised pe...
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But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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