who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

1. Proconsul - Thayer explains - "The emperor Augustus divided the Roman provinces into senatorial and imperial. The former were governed by proconsuls; the later by legates of the emperor, sometimes called propraetors." We might say he was the mayor or head of a county government.

2. He is an intelligent man. He wanted to hear the Word of God.

3. Sergius Paulus - Sergius indicates that he is Roman (free born Roman citizen) and Paulus is another form of Paul.

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