Acts 13:12
Then the Proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being struck with amazement at the teaching of the Lord.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 27:54As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."
Luke 7:16All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."
Acts 6:10They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
Acts 13:49So the Lord's Message spread through the whole district.
Acts 19:7They numbered in all about twelve men.
2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses.
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 →