Acts 13:13

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

Key Reflection

In Acts 13:13, the proconsul's response to the miraculous healing and the powerful preaching by Paul and his companions is one of both belief and astonishment. This reaction underscores the effectiveness of their ministry, which combined tangible signs (the healed man) with compelling doctrine (the teaching of the Lord). The proconsul’s positive reception highlights how the early Christians leveraged both miracles and sound theology to spread their message in the Greco-Roman world, where political and religious authority were intertwined.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 13. Paul and his company. Those with him--Barnabas and John --and perhaps others who had been converted at Paphos; for it was common for man)' of the converts to Christianity to attend on the apostles in their travels. See Ac 9:30. Loosed from Paphos. Departed from Paphos. They came to Perga and Pamphylia. Pamphylia was a province of Asia Minor, lying over against Cyprus, having Cilicia east, Lycia west, Pisidia north, and the Mediterranean south. Perga was the metropolis of Pamphylia, and was situated, not on the sea coast, but on the river Cestus, at some distance from its mouth. There was on a mountain near it a celebrated temple of Diana. And John departing from them, etc.

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