Atos 13

Atos 13

Wuest has an interesting comment that the literal meaning of "to throw through" means “to riddle one with accusations.” Diabolos is applied some 34 times to Satan, the god of this world, and in each case has the definite article in the Greek ("the" = defining a specific entity). You enemy of all righteousness - Elymas was hostile to all righteousness, not just men's righteousness (which though relatively good is still flawed) but worst of all toward God's perfect righteousness, God's holy standard of behavior which is the only righteousness He will accept and allow into Heaven. Elymas was bitterly opposing the message of the Gospel in which Christ's righteousness (see 1 Cor 1:30+) is offered by grace through faith in Christ to unrighteous men like Sergius (Ro 3:21-26+, 2 Cor 5:21+).