Acts 13:6

unto. as far as.

Paphos. The capital and residence of the governor. certain. Greek. tis. App-123.

sorcerer. Greek. magos. Here, Acts 13:8, and Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:7; Matthew 2:16.

false prophet. Greek. pseudoprophetes. Used five times by our Lord.

Bar-jesus. App-94.:8.

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Paphos was on the western, Salamis on the eastern part of the island.

⁶ And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

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Acts 13:6