Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Acts 13:8 in English Standard Version "But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith." Ex 7:11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. Ac 13:6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. Ac 13:7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. Ac 13:12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. 2Ti 3:8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.