¹² Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at ^(A)the teaching of the Lord.

⁴ For the ^(A)weapons of ^(B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have ^(C)divine power ^(D)to destroy strongholds. ⁵ We destroy arguments and ^(E)every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to ^(F)obey Christ,

⁷ He was with ^(A)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

²² And all spoke well of him and marveled at ^(A)the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, ^(B)“Is not this ^(C)Joseph's son?”

⁷ Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

⁷ There were about twelve men in all.

³⁵ But ^(A)Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.

¹⁰ But ^(A)they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

⁴⁶ The officers answered, ^(A)“No one ever spoke like this man!”