Acts 13:12

Then when the proconsul ¹  saw what had happened, he believed, ²  because he was greatly astounded ³  at the teaching about ⁴  the Lord.

Mt 7:28,29; Mt 27:54; Lu 4:22; Lu 7:16; Joh 7:46; Ac 6:10; Ac 13:7; Ac 19:7; Ac 28:7; 2Co 10:4,5

¹ sn See the note on proconsul in v. 8.

² sn He believed. The faith of the proconsul in the face of Jewish opposition is a theme of the rest of Acts. Paul has indeed become “a light to the Gentiles” (Acts 13:47).

³ tn The translation “greatly astounded” for ἐκπλησσόμενος (ekplhssomeno") is given by L&N 25.219.

⁴ tn Grk “of,” but this could give the impression the Lord himself had done the teaching (a subjective genitive) when actually the Lord was the object of the teaching (an objective genitive).