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There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, <a href="/nlt/acts/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus. <a href="/esv/acts/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. <a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, <a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/kjv/acts/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: <a href="/nkjv/acts/13.htm">New King James Version</a> Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/nasb_/acts/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/nasb/acts/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/nasb77/acts/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/lsb/acts/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/amp/acts/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When they had traveled through the entire island [of Cyprus] as far as Paphos, they found a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, <a href="/csb/acts/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When they had traveled the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. <a href="/hcsb/acts/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. <a href="/asv/acts/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/cev/acts/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Barnabas and Saul went all the way to the city of Paphos on the other end of the island, where they met a Jewish man named Bar-Jesus. He practiced witchcraft and was a false prophet. <a href="/erv/acts/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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; <a href="/gwt/acts/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They went through the whole island as far as the city of Paphos. In Paphos they met a Jewish man named Barjesus. He was an astrologer who claimed to be a prophet. <a href="/gnt/acts/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> They went all the way across the island to Paphos, where they met a certain magician named Bar-Jesus, a Jew who claimed to be a prophet. <a href="/isv/acts/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> They went through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish occult practitioner and false prophet named Bar-jesus. <a href="/net/acts/13.htm">NET Bible</a> When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, <a href="/nheb/acts/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/wbt/acts/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: <a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When they had gone through the whole length of the island as far as Paphos, they there met with a Jewish magician and false prophet, Bar-Jesus by name,<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/acts/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They traveled through the island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, <a href="/web/acts/13.htm">World English Bible</a> When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain magus, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [is] Bar-Jesus; <a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/ylt/acts/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name is Bar-Jesus; <a href="/slt/acts/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having passed through the island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, the name to him Barjesus:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when they had gone through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesu: <a href="/cpdv/acts/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when they had traveled throughout the entire island, even to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesu. <a href="/nabre/acts/13.htm">New American Bible</a> When they had traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, they met a magician named Bar-Jesus who was a Jewish false prophet. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they met a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when they had traveled the whole island as far as the city of Pa’phos, they found a Jewish sorcerer, who was a false prophet and whose name was Bar-Shu’ma: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And as they traveled the whole island to the city of Paphos, they found a Jewish man, a Sorcerer who was a false Prophet, whose name was Bar Shuma.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And having gone through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus; <a href="/godbey/acts/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And having gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, to whom was the name of Bar-Jesus: <a href="/haweis/acts/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Now as they travelled through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain person who professed magic, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: <a href="/mace/acts/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Having travers'd the isle as far as to Paphos, they found a Jew there nam'd Barjesus, who was a false prophet and magician: <a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When they had gone through the whole length of the island as far as Paphos, they there met with a Jewish magician and false prophet, Bar-Jesus by name, <a href="/worrell/acts/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, having gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus, <a href="/worsley/acts/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And going quite through the island even to Paphos, they found there a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus. <a href="/parallel/acts/13-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=4107" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">On Cyprus</a> …5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper. 6<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1330.htm" title="1330: Dielthontes (V-APA-NMP) -- To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.">They traveled through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holēn (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">whole</a> <a href="/greek/3520.htm" title="3520: nēson (N-AFS) -- An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island.">island</a> <a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">as far as</a> <a href="/greek/3974.htm" title="3974: Paphou (N-GFS) -- Paphos, a city at the western end of Cyprus. Of uncertain derivation; Paphus, a place in Cyprus.">Paphos,</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuron (V-AIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">where they found</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tina (IPro-AMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andra (N-AMS) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man."></a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaion (Adj-AMS) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jewish</a> <a href="/greek/3097.htm" title="3097: magon (N-AMS) -- A sorcerer, a magician, a wizard. Of foreign origin; a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician.">sorcerer</a> <a href="/greek/5578.htm" title="5578: pseudoprophētēn (N-AMS) -- From pseudes and prophetes; a spurious prophet, i.e. Pretended foreteller or religious impostor.">and false prophet</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DMS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onoma (N-NNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">named</a> <a href="/greek/919.htm" title="919: Bariēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Chaldee origin; son of Jesus; Bar-jesus, an Israelite.">Bar-Jesus,</a> 7an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9-11</a> Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a> Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith. <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Exodus 7:11-12</a> But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. / Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a> For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. <a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">Revelation 13:13-14</a> And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. / Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">1 Kings 22:22</a> And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a> They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12-13</a> So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror! / You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate. <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Jeremiah 27:9-10</a> But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ / For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish. <a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6-9</a> They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. ... <a href="/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a> Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.” <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:certain.<a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9-11</a> But 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: … <a href="/acts/19-18.htm">Acts 19:18,19</a> And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds… <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Exodus 22:18</a> Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.a false.<a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, … <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">1 Kings 22:22</a> And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.<a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14,15</a> 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… whose.<a href="/matthew/16-17.htm">Matthew 16:17</a> And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.<a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46</a> And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.<a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a> So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/16-17.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">False.</a> <a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/12-19.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Island</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Isle</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/acts/13-5.htm">Jewish</a> <a href="/acts/10-37.htm">Length</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-13.htm">Magian</a> <a href="/daniel/2-27.htm">Magician</a> <a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Met</a> <a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paphos</a> <a href="/acts/8-34.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Sorcerer</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Wonder-Worker</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">False.</a> <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/21-3.htm">Island</a> <a href="/acts/27-16.htm">Isle</a> <a href="/acts/13-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/18-2.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/acts/14-1.htm">Jewish</a> <a href="/acts/14-4.htm">Length</a> <a href="/acts/13-8.htm">Magian</a> <a href="/acts/13-8.htm">Magician</a> <a href="/acts/15-6.htm">Met</a> <a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paphos</a> <a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/acts/13-8.htm">Sorcerer</a> <a href="/acts/13-31.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/acts/13-44.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/acts/13-8.htm">Wonder-Worker</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 13</div>1. <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.</a> 6. <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer.</a> 13. <a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ.</a> 42. <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">The Gentiles believe;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/13-44.htm">but the Jews talked abusively against Paul, </a> 46. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe.</a> 50. <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos This phrase indicates the missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas on the island of Cyprus. Cyprus was a significant location in the early church, being the home of Barnabas. The journey from Salamis to Paphos would have taken them across the entire island, suggesting a thorough evangelistic effort. Paphos was the capital of Cyprus and a center of Roman administration and pagan worship, particularly of the goddess Aphrodite. This setting highlights the spiritual confrontation between the gospel and pagan practices.where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus The presence of a Jewish sorcerer is significant, as sorcery was condemned in Jewish law (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>). The term "false prophet" suggests that Bar-Jesus claimed to have divine insight or authority, yet his practices were contrary to the truth of God. The name "Bar-Jesus" means "son of Jesus" or "son of Joshua," which could imply an attempt to associate himself with a revered figure. This encounter sets the stage for a demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit over deceit and falsehood, as seen in the subsequent verses. The confrontation with Bar-Jesus also echoes the broader theme of spiritual warfare present throughout the book of Acts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_and_barnabas.htm">Paul and Barnabas</a> Early Christian missionaries sent by the Holy Spirit to spread the Gospel. They are traveling through Cyprus on their first missionary journey. 2. <a href="/topical/p/paphos.htm">Paphos</a> A city on the island of Cyprus, known for its worship of Venus and a center of Roman administration. It is significant as the place where Paul and Barnabas encounter Bar-Jesus. 3. <a href="/topical/b/bar-jesus.htm">Bar-Jesus (Elymas)</a> A Jewish sorcerer and false prophet. His name means "son of Jesus" or "son of Joshua," and he is known for opposing the Gospel. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sergius_paulus.htm">Sergius Paulus</a> The proconsul of Cyprus, a man of intelligence who seeks to hear the word of God from Paul and Barnabas. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The divine guide and empowerer of Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journey, leading them to confront falsehood with truth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_ministry.htm">Discernment in Ministry</a> Believers must be vigilant and discerning, recognizing false teachings and influences that oppose the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_gospel.htm">The Power of the Gospel</a> The Gospel confronts and overcomes falsehood and deception, as demonstrated by Paul and Barnabas's encounter with Bar-Jesus. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit guides and empowers believers to boldly proclaim the truth, even in the face of opposition. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_truth.htm">The Importance of Seeking Truth</a> Like Sergius Paulus, individuals should seek the truth of God's word, being open to the transformative power of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The encounter with Bar-Jesus illustrates the reality of spiritual warfare, where the forces of darkness attempt to hinder the spread of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 13</a> <a href="/q/who_was_bar-jesus_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Bar-Jesus in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'born_of_the_spirit'_mean.htm">What role did Cyprus play in biblical events?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_magic.htm">What does the Bible say about magic and illusion?</a> <a href="/q/where_does_god_foil_false_prophets.htm">Where in documented history is there solid evidence that God “foils the signs of false prophets” (Isaiah 44:25) in the direct, miraculous manner described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) When they had gone through the isle.--The better MSS. give, through the whole island. Paphos lay at its western extremity, and appears to have been the head-quarters of the Roman governor. A local tradition, reported by M. de Cesnola (Cyprus, pp. 29, 223), points out a marble column to which St. Paul was bound and scourged by the citizens of Paphos, who are represented as having been among the most wicked of mankind.They found a certain sorcerer.--The word so rendered, Magos, is the same as that used for the "wise men" of <a href="/matthew/2-1.htm" title="Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,">Matthew 2:1</a> (where see Note), but it is obviously used here in the bad sense which had begun to attach to it even in the days of Sophocles, who makes ?dipus revile Tiresias under this name, as practising magic arts (?d. Rex. 387), and which we have found in the case of Simon the sorcerer. (See Note on <a href="/acts/8-9.htm" title="But 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:">Acts 8:9</a>.) The man bore two names, one, Bar-jesus, in its form a patronymic, the other Elymas (an Aramaic word, probably connected with the Arabic Ulema, or sage), a title describing his claims to wisdom and supernatural powers. We have already met with a character of this type in the sorcerer of Samaria. (See Note on <a href="/acts/8-9.htm" title="But 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:">Acts 8:9</a>.) The lower class of Jews here, as in <a href="/acts/19-14.htm" title="And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.">Acts 19:14</a>, seem to have been specially addicted to such practices. They traded on the religious prestige of their race, and boasted, in addition to their sacred books, of spells and charms that had come down to them from Solomon.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The whole island for the isle, A.V. and T.R. Paphos; on the south coast at the further extremity of the island, now Baffa. It had once a convenient harbor, which is now choked up from neglect. The chief temple of the Cyprian Venus was here. A certain sorcerer. The Greek word μάγος, whence magic and magician, is the same as in <a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1</a> is rendered "wise men." But here, as in <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9</a>, it has a bad sense. It is a Persian word, and in its original use designated a Persian religious caste, famous for their knowledge, wisdom, and purity of religious faith. They were attached to the court of the Babylonian monarchs, and were deemed to have great skill in astrology, in interpretation of dreams, and the like (see <a href="/daniel/1-20.htm">Daniel 1:20</a>; <a href="/daniel/4-7.htm">Daniel 4:7</a>; <a href="/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a> in the LXX.). In <a href="/jeremiah/39-3.htm">Jeremiah 39:3, 13</a>, the name Rab-mag seems to mean "the chief of the magi." But in process of time the word "magus" came to mean a sorcerer, a magician, a practicer of dark arts, as e.g. Simon Magus (see the chapter on magic in Pliny, 'Nat. Hist.,'lib. 30. cap. 1.). <a href="/commentaries/acts/13-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>They traveled through Διελθόντες (Dielthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. whole ὅλην (holēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. island νῆσον (nēson) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3520.htm">Strong's 3520: </a> An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island. as far as ἄχρι (achri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. Paphos, Πάφου (Paphou) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3974.htm">Strong's 3974: </a> Paphos, a city at the western end of Cyprus. Of uncertain derivation; Paphus, a place in Cyprus. [where] they found εὗρον (heuron) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. a τινὰ (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. Jewish Ἰουδαῖον (Ioudaion) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. sorcerer μάγον (magon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> A sorcerer, a magician, a wizard. Of foreign origin; a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician. [and] false prophet ψευδοπροφήτην (pseudoprophētēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5578.htm">Strong's 5578: </a> From pseudes and prophetes; a spurious prophet, i.e. Pretended foreteller or religious impostor. named ὄνομα (onoma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. Bar-Jesus, Βαριησοῦ (Bariēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_919.htm">Strong's 919: </a> Of Chaldee origin; son of Jesus; Bar-jesus, an Israelite. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 13:6 When they had gone through the island (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/13-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 13:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 13:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/13-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 13:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 13:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>