Kisah Para Rasul 13:7-8
Konteks13:7 who was with the proconsul 1 Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul 2 summoned 3 Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear 4 the word of God. 13:8 But the magician Elymas 5 (for that is the way his name is translated) 6 opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul 7 away from the faith.
[13:7] 1 sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.
[13:7] 2 tn Grk “This one”; the referent (the proconsul) is specified in the translation for clarity.
[13:7] 3 tn Grk “summoning Barnabas and Saul, wanted to hear.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[13:7] 4 sn The proconsul…wanted to hear the word of God. This description of Sergius Paulus portrays him as a sensitive, secular Gentile leader.
[13:8] 5 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] 6 sn A parenthetical note by the author.
[13:8] 7 sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.