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and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
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The Deception of Evil
Commentators highlight the stark contrast between the sorcerer's name, Bar-Jesus ("son of Jesus"), and Paul's inspired description of him as a "son of the devil." This reveals that spiritual opposition is often deceptive, cloaking itself in respectable or even religious terms while being full of deceit and actively hostile to God's righteousness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O full of all subtilty and mischief. The word subtilty denotes deceit and fraud, implying that he was practicing an imposition an…
Of all guile (παντος δολου). From δελω, to catch with bait, old word, already seen in Mt 26:4; Mr 7:22; 14:1. Paul denounces Elyma…
19th Century
Anglican
Full of all subtilty and all mischief.—The Greek of the second noun is found here only in the New Testament. Its primary …
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From Salamis, Barnabas and Saul traveled throughout the island of Cyprus, continuing to preach within the Jewish synagogues to both Jews and “Godfe…
16th Century
Protestant
O thou full of deceit. It was not without cause that Paul was so intense and angry, for he had no hope of doing any good if he were to dea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And said, O full of all subtlety and all mischief Which may have regard both to his general character as a sorcerer,…
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Satan is in a particular way busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many.
