Acts 13:11
And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell a mist and darkness upon him, and going about, he sought some one to lead him by the hand.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
12Then the proconsul, when he had seen what was done, believed, admiring at the doctrine of the Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 9:3Behold my hand shall be upon thy fields: and a very grievous murrain upon thy horses, and asses, and camels, and oxen, and sheep.
1 Samuel 5:9And while they were carrying it about, the band of the Lord came upon every city with an exceeding great slaughter: and he smote the men of every city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. And the Gethrites consulted together, and made themselves seats of skins.
2 Kings 6:8And the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying: In such and such a place let us lay ambushes.
Psalms 32:4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened.
Psalms 39:10I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.
John 9:39And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind.
Matthew Henry on Acts 13:5-14
Elymas Struck with Blindness. 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and… Read the whole commentary →