Paul Blinds Elymas the Sorcerer

Paul the Apostle stands with commanding authority in a Roman interior, his outstretched hand directed toward Elymas the sorcerer, who staggers forward with helpless hands after being struck blind. Armored attendants and witnesses recoil around him, while the ordered architecture and official setting point to the presence of Roman authority in the account. The artwork portrays the confrontation in Acts 13, when Elymas opposed the preaching of the gospel before the proconsul. Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, exposed the deceit of the false prophet and declared a temporary blindness upon him. The scene emphasizes the triumph of apostolic witness over spiritual opposition and the confirming power of God’s word in the mission to the Gentiles.