Acts 13:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When they had travelled the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

Cross References

Matthew 7:15

‘Be on your guard against false prophets   who come to you in sheep’s   clothing   but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits  to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 Corinthians 11:13

For such people are false apostles,  deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Mark 10:46

They  came to Jericho.  And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind  beggar,  was sitting by the road.

Matthew 24:24

For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray,   if possible, even the elect.

Matthew 16:17

Jesus responded, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,   , because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.

Zechariah 13:3

If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, “You cannot remain alive because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord.” When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.

Exodus 22:18

‘Do not allow a sorceress  to live.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image with these signs.  Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres  resisted Moses,  so these also resist the truth. They are men who are corrupt in mind  and worthless  in regard to the faith.

1 Chronicles 10:13

Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word.  He even consulted a medium for guidance,

1 Kings 22:22

‘The Lord asked him, “How? ” ‘He said, “I will go and become a lying spirit  in the mouth of all his prophets.” ‘Then he said, “You will certainly entice him and prevail.  Go and do that.”

Leviticus 20:6

‘Whoever turns to mediums  , or spiritists  and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the sorcerer (that is the meaning of his name) opposed  them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Acts 13:13

Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and went back to Jerusalem.