Was Paul angry or Spirit-filled when he rebuked Elymas the sorcerer?

Paul was Spirit-filled, not acting from mere human anger, when he rebuked Elymas. The text says Saul, now called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit as he confronted the sorcerer who opposed the faith and tried to keep the Roman deputy from hearing the Word of God.

Les teaches that Paul's rebuke of Elymas was not a human reaction in anger. Because Elymas withstood Paul and Barnabas and tried to turn the Roman deputy away from the faith, Saul—now Paul—was filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him, and pronounced judgment. Paul did not take vengeance himself; he turned the matter over into God's hands, and the Lord struck Elymas with physical blindness for a season.

Acts 13:9

Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

What did Paul say when he confronted Elymas in Acts 13?

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul set his eyes on Elymas and said, 'O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, will thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?'

Was Paul angry or Spirit-filled when he rebuked Elymas the sorcerer?

What did Paul say when he confronted Elymas in Acts 13?

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