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 Bar–jesus:
Cross-reference
In Acts 13:8, Elymas opposes Barnabas and Saul — the immediate narrative follow-up to his introduction in verse 6.
Acts 8:9-11 introduces Simon the Sorcerer — another magician who opposed the apostles, paralleling Bar-Jesus the false prophet here.
Matthew 24:24 warns of false prophets performing signs to deceive—Elymas fits this NT pattern of deception.
2 Peter 2:1-3 warns of false prophets bringing destructive heresies—Elymas is a concrete example of such a prophet.
In Leviticus 19:31, God forbids consulting sorcerers — Bar-Jesus, a sorcerer, exemplifies this condemned practice.
2 Timothy 3:8 compares false teachers to Jannes and Jambres opposing Moses—Elymas opposes Paul, God's apostle.
1 John 4:1 urges testing spirits because many false prophets exist—Elymas demonstrates why testing is necessary.