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# You son of the devil
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Paul is saying the man is acting like the devil. Alternate translation: "You are like the devil" or "You act like the devil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you are full of all kinds of deceit and wickedness
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"you are always intent in causing others to believe what is not true using falsehood and are always doing what is wrong"
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# wickedness
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The word in this context means laziness and lack of diligence in following God's law.
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# You are an enemy of every kind of righteousness
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Paul is grouping Elymas with the devil. Just as the devil is an enemy of God and is against righteousness, so also was Elymas.
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# You will never stop twisting the straight paths of the Lord, will you?
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Paul uses this question to rebuke Elymas for opposing God. Alternate translation: "You are always saying that the truth about the Lord God is false!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# the straight paths of the Lord
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Here "straight paths" refer to the ways that are true. Alternate translation: "the true ways of the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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