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Acts 13:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Acts 13:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 Having been sent on their mission by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia,[a] and from there they set sail for Cyprus. 5 When they arrived in Salamis,[b] they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues, while John served as their assistant.
At Cyprus Facing a Proconsul and a Magician.[c] 6 When they had traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos,[d] they encountered a magician named Bar-Jesus, who was a Jewish false prophet.
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- Acts 13:4 Seleucia: this was Antioch’s seaport, 16 miles to the west. Cyprus: the Gospel had already been preached there (see Acts 11:19f).
- Acts 13:5 Salamis: a town on the east coast of Cyprus.
- Acts 13:6 The problem preoccupying some spiritual authorities once again comes to the fore: What is Christianity’s relation to magic? Luke once again dissociates the Church from the magical arts practiced at the time (see Acts 8:18-24).
- Acts 13:6 Paphos: a town 100 miles west of Salamis.
