Kisah Para Rasul 13:8

13:8 But the magician Elymas ¹  (for that is the way his name is translated) ²  opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul ³  away from the faith.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:12

13:12 Then when the proconsul ⁴  saw what had happened, he believed, ⁵  because he was greatly astounded ⁶  at the teaching about ⁷  the Lord.

[13:8]  ¹ tn On the debate over what the name “Elymas” means, see BDAG 320 s.v. ᾿Ελύμας. The magician’s behavior is more directly opposed to the faith than Simon Magus’ was.

[13:8]  ² sn A parenthetical note by the author.

[13:8]  ³ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

[13:12]  ⁴ sn See the note on proconsul in v. 8.

[13:12]  ⁵ sn He believed. The faith of the proconsul in the face of Jewish opposition is a theme of the rest of Acts. Paul has indeed become “a light to the Gentiles” (Acts 13:47).

[13:12]  ⁶ tn The translation “greatly astounded” for ἐκπλησσόμενος (ekplhssomeno") is given by L&N 25.219.

[13:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “of,” but this could give the impression the Lord himself had done the teaching (a subjective genitive) when actually the Lord was the object of the teaching (an objective genitive).