Acts 13:8

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Acts 13:8

But Elymas the sorcerer (this is the meaning of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Acts 13:6-7

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.

Exodus 7:11-13

But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers—the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices.

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?”

In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur from Gibeon said to me in the temple of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people,

Jeremiah 28:10-11

The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke bar from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

Jeremiah 29:24-32

To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say,

John 1:41

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which means “Anointed One”),

Acts 6:7

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 8:9

A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and astounded the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

Acts 13:12

Then the proconsul, seeing what happened, believed and was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

2 Timothy 4:14-15

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.

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Summary

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.

For

Acts 13:6

Acts 9:36

John 1:41

Withstood

General references

Leviticus 19:31

Isaiah 47:12

Bible References

For

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!”

(which means “Anointed One”),

Withstood

But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers—the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices.

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?”

To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say,

Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.

General references

“Do not turn to mediums

or consult spiritists,

or you will be defiled by them; I am Yahweh your God.

So take your stand with your spells
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!