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Acts 13:6

Acts 13:6
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos,.... The Alexandrian copy, and the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "the whole isle"; for through the midst of the whole island they must go,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And when they had gone through the isle - The length of the island, according to Strabo, was 1,400 stadia, or nearly 170 miles. Unto Paphos - Paphos was a city at the western extremity of the island.…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Gone through the isle - Ὁλην, The Whole isle, is added here by ABCDE, several others, both the Syrian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, and Itala; and also by several of the Greek fathers; and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 13:4-13

In these verses we have,

I. A general account of the coming of Barnabas and Saul to the famous island of Cyprus; and perhaps thitherward they steered their course because Barnabas was a native of that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos Probably teaching at other places in the same way as they had done in Salamis. Paphos was the capital of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the…