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Acts 13:12

Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

KJV

τότε ἰδὼν ὁ ἀνθύπατος τὸ γεγονὸς ἐπίστευσεν ἐκπλησσόμενος ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ κυρίου.

Greek NT

Tunc proconsul cum vidisset factum, credidit admirans super doctrina Domini.

Vulgate

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

ASV

Then the proconsul, when he had seen what was done, believed, admiring at the doctrine of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
διδαχή
didache
noun · 30×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἀνθύπατος
anthupatos
noun · 5×
ἐκπλήσσω
ekplesso
verb · 13×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. But what means, according to the flesh? According to what is in sight; according to the life that now is; according to the discipline of the Gentiles. Then, lest he should seem to be at variance with himself, (for he had convinced both the Proconsul, Acts 13:12 and the Areopagite, Acts 17:34 and Apollos; Acts 18:26: through Aquila and Priscilla and other wise men, too, we ha…
He finally describes the thirty-second year of his age, the most memorable of his whole life, in which, being instructed by Simplicianus concerning the conversion of others, and the manner of acting, he is, after a severe struggle, renewed in his whole mind, and is converted unto God. Chapter 1. He, Now Given to Divine Things, and Yet Entangled by the Lusts of Love, Consults Si…

Cross-references

  • 2Cor 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
  • Acts 13:7 — Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
  • Acts 13:7 — Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
  • Acts 13:8 — But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
  • Acts 19:17 — And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
  • Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?