Acts 13:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord.

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  • Acts 13:7 : 7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.
  • Acts 13:49 : 49 And the word of the Lord went through all the country.
  • Acts 15:35 : 35 But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.
  • Acts 19:7 : 7 And there were about twelve of these men.
  • Acts 28:7 : 7 Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 (For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places); 5 Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
  • Matt 7:28-29 : 28 And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching, 29 for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
  • John 7:46 : 46 The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
  • Acts 6:10 : 10 But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

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  • 11 And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

  • Acts 13:7-9
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    7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.

    8 But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith.

    9 But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

  • Acts 14:9-11
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    9 This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,

    10 Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

    11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

  • 42 And news of it went all through Joppa, and a number of people had faith in the Lord.

  • 11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

  • 21 And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.

  • 43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

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    10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    11 And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

  • 9 And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

  • 26 And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

  • 48 And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.

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    6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

  • 43 And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

  • 38 And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.

  • 11 And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

  • 8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

  • 13 Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

  • 12 And all the people were quiet while Barnabas and Paul gave an account of the signs and wonders which God had done among the Gentiles by them.

  • 32 And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

  • 13 Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and there John went away from them and came back to Jerusalem.

  • 6 But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.

  • 35 And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

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    12 And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

    13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

  • 33 And the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching.

  • 13 And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.

  • 36 He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

  • 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.

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    19 And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

    20 And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

  • 11 And God did special works of power by the hands of Paul:

  • 16 But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

  • 17 If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

  • 23 Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

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    10 And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

    11 And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.

    12 And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

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    12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

    13 In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

  • 21 And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

  • 42 And a number came to have faith in him there.

  • 3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • 38 So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?

  • 34 And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.