Acts 13:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Acts 13:6-7 : 6 And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: 7 Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
  • 2 Tim 3:8 : 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disqualified concerning the faith.
  • 2 Tim 4:14-15 : 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works. 15 Be aware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
  • Acts 13:12 : 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
  • Exod 7:11-13 : 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers, now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?
  • Jer 28:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the same year, at 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, from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying,
  • Jer 28:10-11 : 10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it. 11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus says the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
  • Jer 29:24-32 : 24 Thus you shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 25 Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Because you have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that there should be officers in the house of the LORD for every man who is mad and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks. 27 Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you? 28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, 'This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.' 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying, 31 Send to all the exiles, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you and I did not send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie. 32 Therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants; he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for my people, says the LORD, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD.
  • John 1:41 : 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah, (which is translated, the Christ.)
  • Acts 6:7 : 7 The word of God spread, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of the priests became obedient to the faith.
  • Acts 8:9 : 9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,
  • Acts 9:36 : 36 Now there was in Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.

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