Acts 13:11

“And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee, etc.] That is, the power of God was just ready to be exerted on him in a way of punishment, by striking him with blindness: and thou shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season: so blind as not to see the sun, when it shined ever so brightly: this punishment seems to be but for a time; and some say that Elymas repented, and had his sight restored to him; and after that he returned to his sorcery, and again greatly opposed Barnabas in the island of Cyprus: and immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; as soon as ever the apostle had said the above words, a dark mist fell upon his eyes, which began the blindness, and issued in a…”

“the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind for a season--the judgment being mercifully designed to lead him to repentance. The tradition that it did is hardly to be depended on. there fell on him a mist, &c.--This is in Luke's medical style.”

“The hand of the Lord is upon thee - God shall punish thee. By this sudden and miraculous punishment he would be awed and humbled, and the proconsul and others would be convinced that he was an impostor, and that the gospel was true. His wickedness deserved such punishment; and at the same time that due punishment was inflicted, it was designed that the gospel should be extended by this means. In all this there was the highest evidence that Paul was under the inspiration of God. He was full of the Holy Spirit; he detected the secret feelings and desires of the heart of Elymas; and he inflicted on him a punishment that could have proceeded from none but God. That the apostles had the power of…”

“And immediately a mist - Or dimness within, and darkness without, fell upon him. Acts 13:12”

“hand: Exo 9:3; Sa1 5:6, Sa1 5:9, Sa1 5:11; Job 19:21; Psa 32:4, Psa 38:2, Psa 39:10, Psa 39:11 thou: Act 9:8, Act 9:9, Act 9:17; Gen 19:11; Kg2 6:8; Isa 29:10; Joh 9:39; Rom 11:7-10, Rom 11:25 a mist: Pe2 2:17 Acts 13:12”