But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. |
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. |
But Elymas the magician (for thus his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. |
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. |
But Elymas the wise man, for that is the translation of his name [which he had given himself], opposed them, seeking to keep the proconsul from accepting the faith. |
But Elymas the soothsayer [for this is his name by interpretation, the wise one] kept on standing up against them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the Faith. |
But Elymas the magician (for that is the translation of his name) opposed them, doing his best to dissuade the proconsul from accepting the faith. |
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. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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- 3. Elymas the Sorcerer; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard Paul expressly singles out Elymas as a son of the devil.
- I Have Not Sent Them – Neil Girrard By what means can we test the men and women who come along claiming to be “apostles” sent by the Lord to proclaim the way of the Lord?
- Spiritual Blindness - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Whether we look at Nicodemus or Eve or Cain or Saul or Elymas or ourselves, the sin nature is common to every man, woman and child.
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- 1. The Wheat and the Tares; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard Jesus’ analogy about the kingdom of heaven with some special emphasis on how it will be at the end of the age.