Acts 13:10and 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?
The setting
Cyprus, ~47 AD. Paul delivers a scathing rebuke to Bar-Jesus in front of Roman governor Sergius Paulus, exposing spiritual deception.
The emotion here: holy indignation at seeing God's truth twisted for personal gain
The original word
diabolou (διαβόλου) — literally 'slanderer' or 'false accuser', the same word for Satan
Why it matters
Roman governors often kept court magicians and advisors - Bar-Jesus held significant political influence
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 13:10
Paul calls him 'son of the devil' because Bar-Jesus was literally doing Satan's work - preventing salvation
Common misconceptionMany think Paul was being unloving, but he was protecting the governor from spiritual deception that would cost him his soul.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 13:10
Bible Genome reading
Acts 13:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 13:10 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. The setting is a royal palace. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, evil. Notable phrases: full of all deceit; son of the devil; enemy of all righteousness. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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