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# General Information:
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Here the word "they" refers to Paul, Silas, and John Mark.
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# General Information:
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The words "This man" refer to "Sergius Paulus." The first word "he" refers to Sergius Paulus, the proconsul; the second word "he" refers to Elymas (also called Bar-Jesus), the magician.
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# the whole island
They crossed from one side of the island to the other and shared the gospel message in each town they passed through.
# Paphos
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a major city on Cyprus island where the proconsul lived
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# they found
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Here "found" means they came upon him without looking for him. AT: "they met" or "they came upon"
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# a certain magician
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"a particular person who practices witchcraft" or "a person who practices supernatural magic arts"
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# whose name was Bar Jesus
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"Bar Jesus" means "Son of Jesus." There is no relation between this man and Jesus Christ. Jesus was a common name at that time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# associated with
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"was often with" or "was often in the company of"
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# proconsul
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This was a governor in charge of a Roman province. AT: "governor"
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# who was an intelligent man
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This is background information about Sergius Paulus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Elymas "the magician"
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This was Bar-Jesus, who was also called "the magician." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# that is how his name is translated
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"that was what he was called in Greek"
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# opposed them; he tried to turn
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"resisted them by trying to turn" or "attempted to stop them by trying to turn"
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# tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith
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"attempted to persuade the governor not to believe the gospel message"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/falseprophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barnabas]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]