Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Paphos, Cyprus
- WHEN
- c. AD 46-48
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WHEN
c. AD 46-48
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Sergius Paulus proconsul of Cyprus AD 46-48 IN THE TEXT
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
MEANWHILE
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AD 46-48 Roman Empire
Famine in the reign of Claudius
The famine that Acts 11:28 announces, and for which the church at Antioch sends relief to Jerusalem.
SOURCES
- date — The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.
- Sergius Paulus — Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Famine in the reign of Claudius — Tacitus, Annals XII.43; Suetonius, Claudius 18; Josephus, Antiquities XX.2.5
SEE ALSO
- 2 Timothy 3:8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
- Acts 13:6-7 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, …
- 2 Timothy 4:14-15 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. …
- Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
- Acts 13:12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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