13:6-12 What authority did Paul have to make Elymas blind?
13:6-12 What authority did Paul have to make Elymas blind?
Paul had the backing of God (CP Mt 16:16-19; 18:18; Jn 20:23).
What happened to Elymas was a miracle of judgement that, no less than the mircales of healing, was a sign that the gospel of Jesus Christ which Paul preached was true. Paul's purpose was to punish Elymas for a time for resisting the gospel, and what happened demonstrated the power of the gospel, and that God confirms what is preached with signs following (CP Mk 16:20).
God's anger against Ananias and Sapphira in the infant church in Ac 5 was also a miracle of judgement, against sin in the church (CP Ac 5:1-10).
See comments on Ac 5:1-10.
13:13 See comments on Ac 12:12