Acts 13:12

And when the proconsul saw what occurred, he was astonished; and he believed the doctrine of the Lord.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, and shalt not see the sun for a time. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and he went about, inquiring who would take him by the hand.

13And Paul and Barnabas went by sea, from the city of Paphos, and came to Perga, a city of Pamphylia. And John separated from them, and went away to Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:54And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and said: Verily, this was the Son of God.

Luke 7:16And awe seized all the people; and they glorified God, and said: A great prophet hath arisen among us, and God hath visited his people.

Acts 6:10And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit that spoke by him.

Acts 13:49And the word of the Lord was talked of in all that region.

Acts 19:7And all the persons were twelve.

2 Corinthians 10:4For the arms of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but those of the power of God; by which we subdue rebellious castles.

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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