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Acts 13:7

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

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.

Homily on Acts 28 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

What is remarkable about the proconsul is that, having already been previously captivated by the sorcerer's magic, he still desired to listen to the apostles.

Commentary on Acts ↗

Western Saints

Jerome

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.

On Illustrious Men 5.4 ↗