Acts 13:10
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Cross-reference
In Acts 8:20-23, Peter rebukes Simon the sorcerer with similar accusations — both sorcerers are exposed as full of deceit and opposed to God.
Acts 7:55 shows Stephen full of the Holy Spirit—contrasts with Elymas full of subtlety and mischief, one righteous, one evil.
In Acts 20:30, Paul warns of men 'speaking perverse things' to draw disciples — mirroring his charge that Elymas perverts the right ways of the Lord.
In Matthew 23:25-33, Jesus calls Pharisees 'full of greed and wickedness' and 'brood of vipers' — directly paralleling Paul's 'full of all deceit' and 'son of the devil'.
In John 8:44, Jesus says the devil is the father of those who oppose truth — Paul echoes this by calling Elymas 'son of the devil'.
Genesis 3:15 foretells enmity between the serpent's seed and the woman's seed — Elymas as 'son of the devil' is a seed of the serpent opposing Paul.
In John 1:23, John calls to 'make straight the way of the Lord', directly opposite to Elymas making it crooked.
In 2 Corinthians 11:3, Paul warns of the serpent's cunning deceiving Eve — Elymas, a 'son of the devil', embodies that same deceitful work.
Luke 11:39 has Jesus accuse Pharisees of being 'full of greed and wickedness' inside — similar to Paul's charge that Elymas is 'full of all deceit and villainy'.
In Galatians 1:7, Paul condemns those who 'pervert the gospel of Christ' — the same concept as perverting the Lord's ways, a distortion of divine truth.
Matthew 13:38 identifies 'sons of the evil one' as weeds in the world — Paul calls Elymas 'son of the devil', directly applying that category.
In Matthew 3:7, John calls the Pharisees a 'brood of vipers' — a harsh rebuke like Paul's 'son of the devil', both denouncing opponents of God's work.
In Jeremiah 23:36, the people 'perverted the words of the living God' — the same verb describes Elymas perverting the Lord's ways, twisting divine truth.
In 1 John 3:8, those who sin are 'of the devil' — the same label Paul uses for Elymas, linking opposition to righteousness with the devil's work.
John 6:70 says one of the twelve is a devil—Paul directly calls Elymas 'child of the devil', a clear parallel in identifying an enemy.
In 2 Corinthians 11:15, Paul warns that Satan's servants disguise themselves as servants of righteousness—the same deceptive opposition to truth seen in Elymas.
2 Peter 2:2 describes false teachers causing the way of truth to be blasphemed—exactly what Elymas does by perverting the right ways.
2 Peter 2:15 says false teachers have forsaken the straight way—mirroring Elymas's perversion of the right ways of the Lord.
1 John 3:10 explicitly contrasts children of God and children of the devil by doing righteousness—same 'child of the devil' label and opposition to righteousness as Elymas.
Jeremiah 23:26 condemns false prophets who prophesy lies from their own hearts—Elymas is such a false prophet perverting God's right ways.
In Numbers 22:32, the angel says Balaam's way is perverse, mirroring Paul's rebuke of Elymas for perverting God's paths.
Matthew 23:15 calls Pharisees' converts 'children of hell'—parallel to Paul calling Elymas 'child of the devil' as enemy of righteousness.
James 3:15 calls earthly wisdom 'demonic'—the same source as Elymas's deceitful opposition to truth.
In Hosea 14:9, the Lord's ways are right and the upright walk in them, contrasting Elymas who makes the straight paths crooked.
In Luke 11:52, Jesus rebukes lawyers for taking away the 'key of knowledge' and hindering others — parallel to Paul's charge that Elymas blocks the right ways.
Matthew 26:4 describes plotting to seize Jesus 'by subtlety'—the same word used for Elymas's full subtlety against God's servant.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:9, the lawless one comes with Satanic signs and deception—matching the perversion of truth Elymas embodies.
In Matthew 23:13, Jesus condemns Pharisees for shutting the kingdom — like Elymas, they oppose righteousness and hinder others from entering.