Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Deputy » An officer who administers the functions of a superior in his absence
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews without exception rose against Paul and brought him up before the tribunal,
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he belonged to the suite of the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man who called for Barnabas and Saul and demanded to hear the word of God. But the sorcerer Elymas (for that is the translation of his name) tried to divert the proconsul from the faith.
If Demetrius and his fellow tradesmen have a grievance against anybody, let both parties state their charges; assizes are held and there are always the proconsuls.
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