Who was the Roman governor with Bar-Jesus in Acts 13?
In Acts 13, the Roman governor or deputy accompanying Bar-Jesus on the island of Paphos was Sergius Paulus. The context identifies Bar-Jesus as a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet who was with the governor of the country, a Roman named Sergius Paulus.
Les explains that in Acts chapter 13, Paul is beginning his missionary journey among the Gentiles, and the church in Antioch sends him and Barnabas out. When they come to the island of Paphos, they encounter a sorcerer and false prophet who was a Jew named Bar-Jesus. This Bar-Jesus was with the deputy or governor of the country, who was a Roman, Sergius Paulus. Les notes that Paphos was primarily Gentile and under Roman dominion.
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
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