Acts 13:6
King James Version (KJV)
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Translations
Acts 13:6 - Amplified Bible
When they had passed through the entire island of Cyprus as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain Jewish wizard {or} sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus.
Acts 13:6 - American Standard Version
And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;
Acts 13:6 - Bible in Basic English
And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus;
Acts 13:6 - Darby Bible
And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,
Acts 13:6 - English Standard Version
When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.
Acts 13:6 - King James Version
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Acts 13:6 - La Biblia de las Americas
Después de haber recorrido toda la isla hasta Pafos, encontraron a cierto mago, un falso profeta judìo llamado Barjesùs,
Acts 13:6 - The Message
They traveled the length of the island, and at Paphos came upon a Jewish wizard who had worked himself into the confidence of the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man not easily taken in by charlatans. The wizards name was Bar-Jesus. He was as crooked as a corkscrew.
Acts 13:6 - New American Standard Bible
When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,
Acts 13:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Después de haber recorrido toda la isla hasta Pafos, encontraron a cierto mago, un falso profeta Judìo llamado Barjesùs,
Acts 13:6 - World English Bible
When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus,
Acts 13:6 - Young's Living Translation
and having gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [is] Bar-Jesus;
Acts 13:6 - Additional Comments
Paphos
- Length of the island of Cyprus is 150 miles. It is 100 miles from Salamis to Paphos, about the same as from Orlando to Sarasota. This was no trivial trip, as it seems here, and probably took 1-2 weeks.
- It is the Roman capital of the island.
- Temple of Aphrodite (Venus) was worshipped. Notorious for the licentiousness of the harlot-priestess who served in the temple.
It is curious what Bar-Jesus (means "Son of Jesus", also known as Elymas, in verse 8) was involved in. He was a Jew, yet he was prophesying false things. And, he was a sorcerer, which was strictly forbidden in the Jewish law (read Deut 18:10-12). He was probably an oracle (a person through whom a deity is believed to speak) for Sergius Paulus (verse 7).
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