Acts 13:12

The Passion Translation

When the governor witnessed this, he believed and was awestruck by the power of the message of the Lord.

Cross References

Acts 13:7

He had gained influence as the spiritual advisor to the regional governor, Sergius Paulus, considered by many to be a wise and intelligent leader. The governor requested a meeting with Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the message of God’s word.

Luke 4:22

Everyone was impressed by how well Jesus spoke, in awe of the beautiful words of grace that came from his lips. But they said among themselves, “Who does he think he is? Isn’t he Joseph’s son, who grew up here in Nazareth?”

Acts 28:7

The Roman governor of the island, named Publius, had his estate nearby. He graciously welcomed us as his houseguests and showed us hospitality for the three days that we stayed with him.

Acts 13:49

God’s word spread like wildfire throughout the entire region.

Acts 6:10

But the Holy Spirit gave Stephen remarkable wisdom to answer them. His words were prompted by the Holy Spirit, and they could not refute what he said.

John 7:46

They answered, “You don’t understand—he speaks amazing things like no one else has ever spoken!”

Luke 7:16

A tremendous sense of holy mystery swept over the crowd. They shouted praises to God, saying, “God himself has blessed us by visiting his people! A great prophet has appeared among us!”

Matthew 27:54

Now, when the Roman military officer and his soldiers witnessed what was happening and felt the powerful earthquake, they were extremely terrified. They said, “There is no doubt, this man was the Son of God!”

Acts 8:25

After Peter and John had testified and taught the word of God in that city, they returned to Jerusalem, stopping at many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the hope of the gospel.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas, whose name means “sorcerer,” stood up against them and tried to prevent the governor from believing their message.

Acts 13:48

When the non-Jewish people in the crowd heard these words, they were thrilled and they honored the word of the Lord. All who believed that they were destined to experience eternal life received the message.

Acts 15:36

After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s travel to the regions where we’ve preached the word of God and see how the believers are getting along.”

Acts 18:12

Now, at that time, Gallio was the regional governor who ruled over the Roman province of Achaia, and the Jews turned against Paul and came together to seize him and bring him publicly before the governor’s court.

Acts 19:10

Every day for over two years, he taught them in the lecture hall of Tyrannus, which resulted in everyone living in the province of Asia, Jews and non-Jews, hearing the prophetic word of the Lord.

Acts 19:20

The power of God caused the word to spread, and the people were greatly impacted.

Acts 19:38

So if Demetrius and the men of his trade have a case against someone, the courts are open. They can appear before the judge and press charges.