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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Which	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
with	σὺν sun	G4862	with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or… · preposition
country	ἀνθυπάτῳ anthupatō	G446	instead of the highest officer · noun — dative singular masculine
Sergius	Σεργίῳ Sergiō	G4588	Sergius · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
Paulus	Παύλῳ, Paulō	G3972	(little · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
prudent	συνετῷ. sunetō	G4908	mentally put (or putting) together · adjective — dative singular masculine
man	ἀνδρὶ andri	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — dative singular masculine
who	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
for	προσκαλεσάμενος proskalesamenos	G4341	to call toward oneself · verb — aorist middle deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
Barnabas	Βαρναβᾶν Barnaban	G921	son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Saul	Σαῦλον Saulon	G4569	Saulus (i.e. Shaul) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
desired	ἐπεζήτησεν epezētēsen	G1934	to search (inquire) for · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
hear	ἀκοῦσαι akousai	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active infinitive
word	λόγον logon	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative singular masculine
God	θεοῦ. theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

Acts 13:12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
Acts 19:38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let th…
Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Acts 18:12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
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.
Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:4-13

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 country (Act 4:36), and he was willing they should have the first-fruits of his labours, pursuant to his new commission. Observe, 1. Their being sent forth by the Holy Ghost was the great thing that encouraged them in this undertaking, Act 13:4. If the Holy Ghost send them forth, he will go along with them, strengthen them, carry them on in their work, and give them success; and then they fear no colours, but can cheerfully venture upon a stormy sea from Antioch, which was now to them a quiet h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 13:7

Which was with the deputy--properly, "the proconsul." This name was reserved for the governors of settled provinces, which were placed under the Roman Senate, and is never given in the New Testament to Pilate, Felix, or Festus, who were but procurators, or subordinate administrators of unsettled, imperial, military provinces. Now as Augustus reserved Cyprus for himself, its governor would in that case have been not a proconsul, but simply a procurator, had not the emperor afterwards restored it to the Senate, as a Roman historian [DIO CASSIUS] expressly states. In most striking confirmation of this minute accuracy of the sacred historian, coins have actually been found in the island, stamped…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 13:7

The deputy of the country - Ανθυπατῳ, The proconsul. Rosenmuller and others remark, that in those days the Romans sent two different kinds of governors into the provinces. Some of the provinces were Caesarean or imperial, and into those they sent propretors; others belonged to the senate and people of Rome, and into those they sent proconsuls. Cyprus had formerly been an imperial province; but Augustus, who made the distinction, had given it to the people, whence it was governed by a proconsul. See Dion Cass. Hist. Rom. lib. iv. p. 523. (Edit. Leunclav.) Sergius Paulus - This proconsul is not mentioned any where else: he became a Christian, had his name written in the book of life, and, pro…

The Church Fathers

As Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus, was the first to believe in his preaching, he took his name from him because he had subdued him to faith in Christ.
— Jerome, ON ILLUSTRIOUS MEN 5.4

But that it is no flattery that (the writer) says, "he was with the proconsul, a prudent man," you may learn from the facts; for he needed not many discourses, and himself wished to hear them.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 28

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Dictionary and topics

Cyprus — One of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 miles from the Syrian coast. It was the “Chittim” of the Old Testament (Num. 24:24). The…
Deputy — In 1 Kings 22:47, means a prefect; one set over others. The same Hebrew word is rendered “officer;” i.e., chief of the commissariat appointed by Solomon (1 Kings 4:5, etc.). In Esther 8:9; 9:3 (R.V.,…
Sergius Paulus — A “prudent man” (R.V., “man of understanding”), the deputy (R.V., “proconsul”) of Cyprus (Acts 13:6-13). He became a convert to Christianity under Paul, who visited this island on his first mission…
Converts · .Sergius Pau — .Sergius Pau
Cyprus · Visited by Barnabas and Saul — Visited by Barnabas and Saul
Deputy · absence — absence
Paphos · Paul blinds a — Paul blinds a
Prudence · Exemplified: Sergius Paulus — Exemplified: Sergius Paulus
Sergius Paulus · A Roman — A Roman
Synagogue · The Scriptures were read and expoun — The Scriptures were read and expoun

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Acts 13:7

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:4-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 13:7

Adam Clarke on Acts 13:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 13:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:4-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 13:7

Adam Clarke on Acts 13:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 13:7

John Calvin on Acts 13:4-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 13:7-8