Thematic Bible: Deputy
Thematic Bible
Deputy » An officer who administers the functions of a superior in his absence
While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews unanimously attacked Paul and one day brought him before the court,
Verse Concepts
He was an intimate friend of the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent for Barnabas and Saul and in this way tried to hear God's message. But Elymas the magician -- for this is the meaning of his name -- continued to oppose them by trying to keep the governor from accepting the faith.
So then, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen have a charge against anybody, there are the courts and the judges; let them go to law.
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