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- Acts
- Chapter 13
- Verse 12
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
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Gill's Exposition
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done,.... That Elymas was struck with blindness immediately, and that the hand of God was manifestly in it, and there was no juggle nor magic art in the case; it…
Barnes' Notes
Then the deputy ...believed - Was convinced that Elymas was an impostor, and that the doctrine of Paul was true. There seems no reason to doubt that his faith was what is connected with eternal life;…
Adam Clarke
The deputy - believed - This was a proof that the doctrine was true; and that the power of God, from which nothing could be concealed, and which nothing could resist, was with these preachers.
Being…
In these verses we have,
I. A general account of the coming of Barnabas and Saul to the famous island of Cyprus; and perhaps thitherward they steered their course because Barnabas was a native of that…
Cambridge Bible
Then the deputy[proconsul], when he saw what was done, believed He was convinced by the miracle and by the words with which it was accompanied, that the Apostles were teachers of the way of the Lord…
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