Acts 13:11

Acts 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Context of Acts 13:11

9But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him, 10and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord? Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. 12Then the proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord. 13Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

Acts 13:11 word by word

καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ χεὶρ κυρίου ἐπὶ σέ, καὶ ἔσῃ τυφλὸς μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον ἄχρι καιροῦ. παραχρῆμά τε ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος, καὶ περιάγων ἐζήτει χειραγωγούς.Read the interlinear

• Nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• the handχείρcheir · handG5495
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• is upon you, and you will be blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• and not seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• for a timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• And immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma · instantlyG3916
• a mistἀχλύςachlus · mistG887
• and a darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• upon him, and he wentπεριάγωperiagō · to take/go aroundG4013
• seekingζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• those whoχειραγωγόςcheiragōgos · guideG5497

Cross-references for Acts 13:11

• Exodus 9:3behold, the hand of the Lord will come with a very severe pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.
• 1 Samuel 5:6Now the hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and smote them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.
• Job 19:21Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me.
• Psalms 32:4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.
• Psalms 38:2For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.
• Psalms 39:10Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.
• Acts 9:8Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
• Genesis 19:11They struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway.
• 2 Kings 6:8Now the king of Aram was warring against Israel; and he counseled with his servants saying, “In such and such a place shall be my camp.”
• Isaiah 29:10For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep, He has shut your eyes, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, the seers.
• John 9:39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”
• Romans 11:7What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
• 2 Peter 2:17These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved.

Commentaries on Acts 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The hand of the Lord is upon thee - The power of God is now about to deal with thee in the way of justice. Thou shalt be blind - Every word here proves the immediate inspiration of Paul. He was full of the Holy Ghost when he began this address: by the light of that Spirit he discerned the state of Elymas, and exposed his real character; and, by the prophetic influence of that same Spirit, he predicted the calamity that was about to fall upon him, while as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The hand of the Lord is upon thee - God shall punish thee. By this sudden and miraculous punishment he would be awed and humbled, and the proconsul and others would be convinced that he was an impostor, and that the gospel was true. His wickedness deserved such punishment; and at the same time that due punishment was inflicted, it was designed that the gospel should be extended by this means. In all this there was the highest evidence that Paul was under…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-13Verses 4-13 Satan is in a special manner busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many. Saul is here for the first time called Paul, and never after Saul. Saul was his name as he was a Hebrew; Paul was his name as he was a citizen of Rome. Under the direct influence of the Holy Ghost, he gave Elymas his true character, but not in passion. A fulness of deceit and mischief together, make a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Paul, who had become the main speaker, confronted the sorcerer. He rebuked his false claims, exposed his deceit, and announced God’s judgment (see 8:20–24). The sorcerer became blind immediately, and this condition lasted for a significant period of time. This event showed the power and truthfulness of the gospel message over the sorcerer's false claims.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128-12. But Elymas--or "the wise." for so is his name by interpretation--the word is from the Arabic. withstood them--perceiving, probably, how eagerly the proconsul was drinking in the word, and fearing a dismissal. (Compare 2Ti 3:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blindness
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• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Paphos
• Paul
• Reproof
• Sergius Paulus
• Synagogue

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Commentaries on Acts 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings