Acts 13:12

Then the proconsul, seeing what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

In Context

11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about, he sought persons to lead him by the hand.

13And Paul and his companions, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:54And the centurion, and they that with him were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying: Truly this was the Son of God.

Luke 7:16And fear seized on all; and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, God has visited his people.

Acts 6:10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

Acts 13:49And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.

Acts 19:7And all the men were about twelve.

2 Corinthians 10:4(for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty before God to the pulling down of strongholds)

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 →

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