Acts 13:7
He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.
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Proverbs 14:8Sensible people use their wisdom to decide where they're going, but the foolishness of stupid people is treacherous.
Proverbs 14:18The inheritance of stupid people is stupidity, but sensible people are rewarded with knowledge.
Hosea 14:9Who is wise to understand these things? Who has discernment in understanding them? The Lord's paths are right—the good follow them, but rebels trip and fall along the way.
Acts 13:12When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
Acts 18:12However, during the time when Gallio was the governor of Achaia, the Jews united in an attack against Paul and brought him before the court.
1 Thessalonians 5:21make sure to check everything. Hold on to whatever is good;
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 →