Acts 13:12
When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
Majority Standard Bible
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
Cross References
Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
Acts 6:10but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Acts 13:49And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
Acts 19:7There were about twelve men in all.
2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish 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 →