# Acts 13:11

> Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable 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.

— Acts 13:11, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Paphos** (Cyprus · today Paphos) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/paphos
- **Cyprus** (Mediterranean · today Cyprus) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cyprus

## When

- c. AD 46-48 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.

## Who ruled

- **Sergius Paulus**, proconsul of Cyprus, AD 46-48, named in the text · Source: Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus
- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII

## See also

- Exodus 9:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/9/3
- Psalms 32:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/32/4
- 1 Samuel 5:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/5/11
- Hebrews 10:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/10/31
- Job 19:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/19/21
- John 9:39 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/9/39
- 2 Peter 2:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-peter/2/17

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/11
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).