# Acts 13:6

> They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

— Acts 13:6, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Paphos** (Cyprus · today Paphos) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/paphos
- **Cyprus** (Mediterranean · today Cyprus) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cyprus

## When

- c. AD 46-48 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.

## Who ruled

- **Sergius Paulus**, proconsul of Cyprus, AD 46-48, named in the text · Source: Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus
- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII

## See also

- Matthew 7:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/7/15
- 1 John 4:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-john/4/1
- Mark 10:46 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/10/46
- 2 Corinthians 11:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-corinthians/11/13
- Exodus 22:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/22/18
- Deuteronomy 13:1-3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/13/1
- Jeremiah 23:14-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/23/14
- Ezekiel 13:10-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/13/10

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).