ACTS 13:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,”
Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas — Luke's naming shift from Saul to Paul marks a turning point: the apostle to the Gentiles emerges. The filling with the Holy Spirit (plethō tou Pneumatos) provides the spiritual resource for confrontation, not pride or personal vendetta. Elymas (the Aramaic name matching the Greek magos) now stands identified for judgment; Paul's gaze signifies apostolic authority in spiritual discernment.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:9
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Acts 13:6-8 Again a Jew sorcerer, as was Simon. And observe this man, how,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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