# 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.

— Acts 13:8, 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

- 2 Timothy 3:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/3/8
- Acts 13:6-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/6
- 2 Timothy 4:14-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/4/14
- Acts 9:36 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/36
- Acts 13:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/12

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/8
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).