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Acts 13:6-10 (MSG)

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⁶ They traveled the length of the island, and at Paphos came upon a Jewish wizard ⁷ who had worked himself into the confidence of the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man not easily taken in by charlatans. The wizard's name was Bar-Jesus. He was as crooked as a corkscrew. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul in, wanting to hea ⁸ But Dr. Know-It-All (that's the wizard's name in plain English) stirred up a ruckus, trying to divert the governor from becoming a believer. ⁹ But Saul (or Paul), full of the Holy Spirit and looking him straight in the eye, said, ¹⁰ "You bag of wind, you parody of a devil--why, you stay up nights inventing schemes to cheat people out of God.

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 6) Devotional: Integrity (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Integrity (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Integrity (2008-12-12)
(v. 9) Devotional: Integrity (2008-12-12)
(v. 10) Devotional: Integrity (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Barnabas (Bar-na-bass): son of the prophet, or of consolation
Paphos (Pa-fos): which boils, or is very hot
Saul (Sawl): demanded; lent; ditch; death
Sergius (Ser-je-us): net