Acts 13:12

¹⁰ and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

¹¹ Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

¹³ After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.

¹⁴ And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
KJV: Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
WEB: Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
ASV: Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
DARBY: Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
BLB: Then the proconsul, having seen that having happened, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

ÅB: Da kom landshøvdingen til troen, da han så det som var skjedd, og han undret seg storlig over Herrens lære.
OTB: Da prokonsulen så hva som hadde skjedd, trodde han, forundret over Herrens lære.
B1930: Da kom landshøvdingen til troen, da han så det som var skjedd, og han undret sig storlig over Herrens lære.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Corinthians 10:4–5
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
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Acts 13:7
an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
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Luke 4:22
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
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Acts 13:49
And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
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Acts 19:7
There were about twelve men in all.
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Acts 6:10
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
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Acts 28:7
Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
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Acts 15:35
But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
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